P wave dispersion in cryptogenic stroke: A risk factor for cardioembolism?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 202-204

  Acampa, Maurizio ^a   Guideri, Francesca ^a   Tassi, Rossana ^a   Dello Buono, Davide ^a   Celli, Lorenzo ^a   Di Toro Mammarella, Lara ^a   Lazzerini, Pietro Enea ^b   Marotta, Giovanna ^a   Lo Giudice, Giuseppe ^a   D'Andrea, Paolo ^a   Martini, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptogenic stroke; Ischemic stroke; P wave dispersion; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOEMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; P WAVE; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84929208863     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.185     Document Type: Article

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