Patent foramen ovale in a cohort of young patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 63, Issue 2 B, 2005, Pages 427-429

  Silva, Marcus Tulius T ^a,b,d   Rodrigues, Roíza ^b   Tress, João ^a   Victer, Rosaura ^a   Chamie, Francisco ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Hospital de Clínicas Niterói HCN   (Brazil)

^c Serviço de Cardiologia Intervencionista HCN

^d Serviço de Cardiologia Intervencionista HCN ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interatrial septal abnormalities; Ischemic stroke; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGE; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 21744431687     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000300012     Document Type: Article

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