Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 216-219 , September 2007

Echocardiography in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis

  • Scott E. Kasner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Scott E. Kasner, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, 3 W Gates Bldg, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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  • Michael J. Lynn, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Bryon P. Jackson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia
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  • Patrick M. Pullicino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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  • Marc I. Chimowitz, MB ChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Warfarin Versus Aspirin for Symptomatic Intracranial Disease (WASID) Trial Investigators

Received 10 May 2007 ,Revised 20 June 2007 ,Accepted 3 July 2007.

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 Supported by a research grant (1R01 NS36643, Principal Investigator: Chimowitz MI) from the US Public Health Service, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). In addition, the following General Clinical Research centers, funded by the National Institutes of Health, provided local support for the evaluation of patients in the trial: Emory University (M01 RR00039), Case Western University, MetroHealth Medical Center (5M01 RR00080), San Francisco General Hospital (M01 RR00083-42), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (M01 RR000052), Indiana University School of Medicine (5M01 RR000750-32), Cedars–Sinai Hospital (M01 RR00425), and the University of Maryland (M01 RR165001).

 See appendix of reference 9 for list of WASID Investigators.

PII: S1052-3057(07)00102-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.07.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 216-219 , September 2007

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