Prognosis of cryptogenic ischemic stroke: A prospective single-center study in Chile

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 621-628

  Vallejos, José ^a   Jaramillo, Arturo ^a,c   Reyes, Alvaro ^b   Illanes, Sergio ^a   Orellana, Patricia ^a   Manterola, José ^a   Díaz, Violeta ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^c Hospital Regional Rancagua   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cryptogenic stroke; stroke classification; undetermined stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BARTHEL INDEX; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOGENIC ISCHEMIC STROKE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STENT; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868382711     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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