Morphology of the Patent Foramen Ovale in Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic (Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack) Patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-129

  Goel, Sachin S ^a   Tuzcu, E Murat ^a   Shishehbor, Mehdi H ^a   de Oliveira, Eduardo I ^a   Borek, Przemyslaw P ^a   Krasuski, Richard A ^a   Rodriguez, Leonardo L ^a   Kapadia, Samir R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 58149473616     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.08.036     Document Type: Article

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