Left Atrial Appendage Volume Increased in More Than Half of Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

BACKGROUND: Ischemic strokes without a well-defined etiology are labeled as cryptogenic, and account for 30–40% of strokes in stroke registries. The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the most typical origin for intracardiac thrombus formation when associated with atrial fibrillation. Here, we examined...

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Autores principales: Taina, Mikko, Vanninen, Ritva, Hedman, Marja, Jäkälä, Pekka, Kärkkäinen, Satu, Tapiola, Tero, Sipola, Petri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079519

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079519

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