Cryptogenic stroke in two cases with left atrial band: Coincidence or cause?

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 360-361

  Ozer, Orhan ^a   Sari, Ibrahim ^a   Davutoglu, Vedat ^a   Yigiter, Remzi ^a   Akkoyun, Cayan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Band; Left atrium; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL LEFT ATRIAL BAND; CRYPTOGENIC STROKE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 62449295505     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen302     Document Type: Article

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