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Estudo Longitudinal De Saúde Do Adulto -Elsa-Brasil [English], Paulo A. Lotufo
Estudo Longitudinal De Saúde Do Adulto -Elsa-Brasil [English], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Presentation update on September, 2011.
Diagnostic Yield Of Transthoracic Echocardiography For Stroke Patients In A Developing Country, Muhib Alam Khan, Bhojo A Khealani, Bilal Hameed, Ayeesha Kamal, Mohammad Wasay, Nadir Ali Syed
Diagnostic Yield Of Transthoracic Echocardiography For Stroke Patients In A Developing Country, Muhib Alam Khan, Bhojo A Khealani, Bilal Hameed, Ayeesha Kamal, Mohammad Wasay, Nadir Ali Syed
Section of Neurology
OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility and cost effectiveness of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as part of stroke workup in a developing country.
METHODS: All patients over the age of 14 years with acute stroke were prospectively enrolled in Aga Khan University stroke databank from August 1999 to May 2001 (22 month period). All patients were evaluated by a consultant neurologist and underwent standard stroke work up such as neuroimaging, TTE, carotid doppler sonography and blood tests e.g. serum glucose, lipid profile, blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine. For the purpose of this study, patients with ischemic stroke were identified and their …
Framingham Score For Cardiovascular Diseases [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Framingham Score For Cardiovascular Diseases [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Review about cardiovascular risk factors.