Right-to-left shunt and the hypercoagulable state: does paradoxical embolism play a role in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome and stroke?

OBJECTIVE: Patent foramen ovale is associated with paradoxical embolism (PE) and stroke. Hypercoagulable states, such as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), can exacerbate PE by increasing clot formation. The aim of this study was to verify whether patients with APS and stroke present a right-to-left s...

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Autors principals:	Laura Nicoleti Zamproni, Viviane Flumignan Zétola, Marcos Christiano Lange
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Thieme Revinter Publicações 2012-08-01
Col·lecció:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Matèries:	síndrome antifosfolipídica acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico embolia paradoxal shunt direita-esquerda
Accés en línia:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000800004&lng=en&tlng=en
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