Left atria strain is a surrogate marker for detection of atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic strokes

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Pagola, Jorge ^a   González Alujas, Teresa ^b   Flores, Alan ^a   Muchada, Marian ^a   Rodriguez Luna, David ^a   Seró, Laia ^a   Rubiera, Marta ^a   Boned, Sandra ^a   Ribó, Marc ^a   Álvarez Sabin, José ^a   Evangelista, Arturo ^a   Molina, Carlos A ^b  

^a Stroke Unit   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiovascular imaging agents techniques; cerebrovascular disease stroke; echocardiography; embolic stroke

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING AGENTS/TECHNIQUES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE/STROKE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIC STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 84905392058     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005540     Document Type: Article

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