P-wave morphology and the risk of incident ischemic stroke in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Emerging data suggest that left atrial disease may cause ischemic stroke in the absence of atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF). If true, this condition may provide a cause for many strokes currently classified as cryptogenic. Among 6741 participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis who w...

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Published in:	Stroke (1970) Vol. 45; no. 9; p. 2786
Main Authors:	Kamel, Hooman, Soliman, Elsayed Z, Heckbert, Susan R, Kronmal, Richard A, Longstreth, Jr, W T, Nazarian, Saman, Okin, Peter M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2014
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Atherosclerosis - complications Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging Atherosclerosis - ethnology Electrocardiography - methods Ethnicity Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Ischemia - complications Ischemia - diagnostic imaging Ischemia - ethnology Male Middle Aged Proportional Hazards Models Prospective Studies Risk Factors Stroke - complications Stroke - diagnostic imaging Stroke - ethnology Ultrasonography stroke embolism electrocardiography
ISSN:	1524-4628, 1524-4628
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