Echocardiography for the detection of cardiac sources of embolism in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 577-582

  Zhang, Liqun ^a   Harrison, J Kevin ^a   Goldstein, Larry B ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic embolism; echocardiography; stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84866705133     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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