Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Cardioembolic stroke generally results in severer disability, since it typically has a larger ischemic area than the other types of ischemic stroke. However, it is difficult to differentiate cardioembolic from noncardioembolic stroke (atherothrombotic and lacunar stroke), whenever ischemic stroke patients have sinus rhythm at the time of presentation. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Takayuki Naya, Kazushi Yukiiri, Naohisa Hosomi, Tsutomu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Ohkita, Mao Mukai, James A Koziol, Masakazu Kohno |
Journal | Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
(Cerebrovasc Dis)
Vol. 26
Issue 4
Pg. 434-40
( 2008)
ISSN: 1421-9786 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 18799875
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Chemical References |
- Biomarkers
- Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Atrial Fibrillation
(complications, diagnostic imaging, metabolism)
- Biomarkers
(blood)
- Brain Ischemia
(complications, diagnosis, metabolism)
- Cohort Studies
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Echocardiography
- Female
- Humans
- Intracranial Embolism
(diagnosis, etiology, metabolism)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
(blood)
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Stroke
(etiology, metabolism)
- Stroke Volume
- Ventricular Function, Left
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