Secondary stroke prevention: Patent foramen ovale, aortic plaque, and carotid stenosis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 705-713

  Meier, Bernhard ^a   Frank, Benedikt ^b   Wahl, Andreas ^a   Diener, Hans C ^b  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic plaque; Carotid stenosis; Carotid stenting; Closure of PFO; Endarterectomy; Patent foramen ovale; Secondary stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; COUMARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN; WARFARIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEVICES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; STENT; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC DISEASES; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CAROTID STENOSIS; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 84858425907     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr443     Document Type: Review

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