Left atria strain is a surrogate marker for detection of atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic strokes

Stroke. 2014 Aug;45(8):e164-6. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005540. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

¹ From the Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology (J.P., A.F., M.M., D.R.-L., L.S., M. Rubiera, S.B., M. Ribó, J.A.-S., C.A.M.) and Echocardiography Unit, Department of Cardiology (T.G.-A., A.E.), Vall d´Hebrón Hospital Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [email protected].
² From the Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology (J.P., A.F., M.M., D.R.-L., L.S., M. Rubiera, S.B., M. Ribó, J.A.-S., C.A.M.) and Echocardiography Unit, Department of Cardiology (T.G.-A., A.E.), Vall d´Hebrón Hospital Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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Keywords: cardiovascular imaging agents/techniques; cerebrovascular disease/stroke; echocardiography; embolic stroke.

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