Intracardiac shunting and stroke in children: A systematic review

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-82

  Dowling, Michael M ^a   Ikemba, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

echocardiogram; intracardiac shunting; paradoxical embolism; patent foramen ovale; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IRON; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; AUTOPSY; BODY POSITION; CHILD; CITATION ANALYSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PERCUTANEOUS PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 78651281760     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810383913     Document Type: Review

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