ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To further determine the mechanisms of cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack in young patients, we evaluated indices of atherosclerosis in patients Subject(s)
Atherosclerosis/pathology
, Foramen Ovale, Patent/pathology
, Stroke/pathology
, Adult
, Atherosclerosis/diagnostic imaging
, Carotid Arteries/diagnostic imaging
, Echocardiography, Transesophageal
, Electrocardiography
, Endothelium, Vascular/diagnostic imaging
, Female
, Humans
, Ischemic Attack, Transient/pathology
, Male
, Middle Aged
, Prospective Studies
, Risk Factors
, Stroke/diagnostic imaging