Interaction between proatherosclerotic factors and right-to-left shunt on the risk of cryptogenic stroke: The Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults

Heart

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 485-489

  Pezzini, Alessandro ^a   Grassi, Mario ^b   Lodigiani, Corrado ^c   Patella, Rosalba ^d   Gandolfo, Carlo ^e   Zini, Andrea ^f   Musolino, Rossella ^g   Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore ^h   Bovi, Paolo ⁱ   Adami, Alessandro ^j   DeLodovici, Maria Luisa ^k   Del Zotto, Elisabetta ^a   Rota, Lidia Luciana ^c   Rasura, Maurizia ^d   Del Sette, Massimo ^d   Spalloni, Alessandra ^d   Giossi, Alessia ^a   Volonghi, Irene ^a   Casoni, Federica ^f   Cerrato, Paolo ^l   Costa, Paolo ^a   Magoni, Mauro ^m   Toriello, Antonella ⁿ   Paciaroni, Maurizio ^o   Dalla Volta, Giorgio ^p   Iacoviello, Licia ^q   Padovani, Alessandro ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f Nuovo Ospedale S Agostino   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^h IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^j Stroke Center   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^m SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

ⁿ UOC Neurologia   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^p UO Neurologia   (Italy)

^q CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOGENIC STROKE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROATHEROSCLEROTIC FACTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84857448337     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300970     Document Type: Article

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