Association Between Anatomic Features of Atrial Septal Abnormalities Obtained by Omni-Plane Transesophageal Echocardiography and Stroke Recurrence in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-134

  Lee, Jong Young ^a   Song, Jae Kwan ^a   Song, Jong Min ^a   Kang, Duk Hyun ^a   Yun, Sung Cheol ^a   Kang, Dong Wha ^a   Kwon, Sun Uck ^a   Kim, Jong Sung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CILOSTAZOL; CLOPIDOGREL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CRYPTOGENIC STROKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECCHYMOSIS; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OMNI PLANE TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BRUISING; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL SEPTUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 77953614275     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.02.025     Document Type: Article

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