Thrombus detection by echocardiography in patients with acute ischemic stroke and chronic or new-onset atrial fibrillation.

Douen, Andre G; Sabih, Mehreen; Pageau, Nicole

Douen, Andre G; Sabih, Mehreen; Pageau, Nicole.

Affiliation

Douen AG; Department of Neurology, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. adouen@thc.on.ca

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis ; 17(4): 208-11, 2008.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18589341

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Atrial Fibrillation/diagnostic imaging; Brain Ischemia/etiology; Echocardiography; Heart Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Intracranial Embolism/etiology; Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging; Acute Disease; Anticoagulants/administration & dosage; Anticoagulants/therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation/complications; Atrial Fibrillation/drug therapy; Brain Ischemia/blood; Chronic Disease; Coronary Disease/complications; Fibrinolytic Agents/administration & dosage; Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use; Heart Diseases/etiology; Humans; International Normalized Ratio; Intracranial Embolism/prevention & control; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Thrombosis/etiology; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Atrial Fibrillation / Thrombosis / Echocardiography / Brain Ischemia / Intracranial Embolism / Heart Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA / CEREBRO Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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