Silent brain infarction in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis

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Akdemir Y., Dagdelen S., Yuce M., Davutoglu V., Akcay M., Akdemir N., ...Daha Fazla

JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.137-144, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1536/jhj.43.137
  • Dergi Adı: JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-144
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: silent brain infarction, rheumatic mitral stenosis, ASYMPTOMATIC CEREBRAL INFARCTION, VASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, LEFT ATRIAL THROMBUS, ISCHEMIC-STROKE, VALVE DISEASE, SYSTEMIC EMBOLISM, LESIONS, REGURGITATION, FIBRILLATION, PREVALENCE
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Silent brain infarction (SBI) is defined as asymptomatic infarction areas detected in computerized tomography (CT) scans in patients,without a history of stroke. The incidence of SBI is increased in CT or magnetic resonance imaging in patients with carotid stenosis and with atrial fibrillation (AF). but its relation with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS), another major source of emboli, is uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of SBI in patients with MS.