Risk factors for ischemic stroke: Electrocardiographic findings

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Chiu, Elley H H ^a   Tan, Teng Yeow ^a,b   Chang, Ku Chou ^a,b   Liou, Chia Wei ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Ischemic stroke; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845925496     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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