Open AccessCerebral Microembolism in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Zurab Nadareishvili,
ZAHID I. CHOUDARY,
Campbell Joyner,
Dianne S. Brodie,
John W. Norris
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.12.2679
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
This study was undertaken to determine the frequency of cerebral microemboli (high-intensity transient signals; HITS) detected by transcranial Doppler (TCD) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to relate them to the various putative risk factors and clinical embolic events.
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