Open AccessAortic Plaque in Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Joseph L. Blackshear,
Lesly A. Pearce,
Robert G. Hart,
Miguel Zabalgoitia,
Arthur J. Labovitz,
Richard Asinger,
Jonathan L. Halperin
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.30.4.834
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , stenosis , thrombus , aortic valve , aorta , pulse pressure , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering
Thoracic aortic plaque identified by transesophageal echocardiography heightens the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to identify the prevalence, predictors, and implications of aortic plaque in patients with nonvalvular AF.
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