Open AccessRetrograde Embolism From the Descending Aorta
Author(s) -
Andreas Harloff,
Christoph Strecker,
Patrick Dudler,
Andrea Nuβbaumer,
Alex Frydrychowicz,
Manfred Olschewski,
Jelena Bock,
Aurélien F. Stalder,
Anna Lena Stroh,
Cornelius Weiller,
Jürgen Hennig,
Michael Markl
Publication year - 2009
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/strokeaha.108.530030
Subject(s) - medicine , descending aorta , aorta , stroke (engine) , cardiology , embolism , diastole , hemodynamics , radiology , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of plaques >or=4 mm and thrombi (complex plaques) in the descending aorta (DAo) as an embolic high-risk source for stroke.
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