Left ventricular non-compaction as a potential source for cryptogenic ischemic stroke in the young: A case-control study.

BACKGROUND:Up to 50% of ischemic strokes in the young after thorough diagnostic work-up remain cryptogenic or associated with low-risk sources of cardioembolism such as patent foramen ovale (PFO). We studied with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, whether left ventricular (LV) non-compaction-...

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Main Authors: Pauli Pöyhönen, Jouni Kuusisto, Vesa Järvinen, Jani Pirinen, Heli Räty, Lauri Lehmonen, Riitta Paakkanen, Nicolas Martinez-Majander, Jukka Putaala, Juha Sinisalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237228