Atherosclerotic Burden Findings in Young Cryptogenic Stroke Patients With and Without a Patent Foramen Ovale
Open Access
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 40 (2) , 419-425
- https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.108.527507
Abstract
Background and Purpose— To further determine the mechanisms of cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack in young patients, we evaluated indices of atherosclerosis in patients ≤55 years old d...Keywords
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