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Secondary stroke prevention: patent foramen ovale, aortic plaque, and carotid stenosis

Stroke is the most debilitating cardiovascular event. It has a variety of causes that may be present simultaneously. In young or otherwise healthy people, the search for a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become standard. In stroke of the elderly, atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation are in the for...

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Autores principales: Meier, Bernhard, Frank, Benedikt, Wahl, Andreas, Diener, Hans C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22422912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehr443