The association of different right atrium anatomical-functional characteristics correlates with the risk of paradoxical stroke: An intracardiac echocardiographic study

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-362

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a,b   Cardaioli, Paolo ^a   Dell'Avvocata, Fabio ^a   Giordan, Massimo ^a   Braggion, Gabriele ^a   Aggio, Silvio ^a   Chinaglia, Mauro ^a   Roncon, Loris ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATRIAL SEPTAL ANEURYSM; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 47749099700     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2008.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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