Left Atrial Dynamics Is Altered in Young Adults With Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke: A Case‐Control Study Utilizing Advanced Echocardiography

Background Ischemic stroke in young individuals often remains cryptogenic. Some of these strokes likely originate from the heart, and atrial fibrosis might be one of the etiological mechanisms. In this pilot study, we investigated whether advanced echocardiography findings of the left atrium (LA) of...

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Main Authors: Jani Pirinen, Vesa Järvinen, Nicolas Martinez‐Majander, Juha Sinisalo, Pauli Pöyhönen, Jukka Putaala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014578