Comparison of frequency of left atrial thrombus in patients with mechanical prosthetic cardiac valves and stroke versus transient ischemic attacks
| Autor: | Alexandra Frogoudaki, Spyros Lambrou, Themis Psarros, Constantina Aggeli, Christos Pitsavos, John Barbetseas, Pavlos Toutouzas |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Heart Diseases medicine.medical_treatment Prosthesis Intracardiac injection Internal medicine Medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Heart valve Heart Atria Thrombus Esophagus Stroke Aged business.industry Vascular disease Incidence Thrombosis Middle Aged medicine.disease Cerebrovascular Disorders medicine.anatomical_structure Ischemic Attack Transient Heart Valve Prosthesis cardiovascular system Cardiology Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Complication Echocardiography Transesophageal |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of cardiology. 80(4) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9149 |
| Popis: | Transesophageal echocardiography performed in a group of 36 patients who had a first cerebral embolic event after implantation of a mechanical cardiac valvular prosthesis revealed that stroke is associated with the presence of left atrial thrombi more frequently than transient ischemic attacks. Intracardiac embolic sources other than thrombi are possibly related more often to the latter type of cerebral embolism in this patient population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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