Disrupted mobile aortic plaques are a major risk factor for systemic embolism in the elderly.

Tenenbaum, A

Disrupted mobile aortic plaques are a major risk factor for systemic embolism in the elderly. [electronic resource] - Cardiology May 1998 - 246-51 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0008-6312

10.1159/000006795 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Diseases--complications
Arteriosclerosis--complications
Chi-Square Distribution
Confidence Intervals
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Embolism--diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Risk Factors