Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Triggers, Causes, and Outcome (SECRETO): Rationale and design

Putaala, Jukka; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Saeed, Sahrai; Yesilot, Nilüfer; Jakala, Pekka; Nerg, Ossi; Tsivgoulis, Georgios; Numminen, Heikki; Gordin, Daniel; von Sarnowski, Bettina; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Ylikotila, Pauli; Roine, Risto; Zedde, Marialuisa; Huhtakangas, Juha; Fonseca, Catarina; Redfors, Petra; de Leeuw, Frank-Erik; Pezzini, Alessandro; Korv, Janika; Schneider, Siim; Tanislav, Christian; Enzinger, Christian; Jatuzis, Dalius; Siegerink, Bob; Martinez-Sanchez, Patricia; Grau, Armin; Palm, Frederick; Groop, Per-Henrik; Lanthier, Sylvain; Ten Cate, Hugo; Pussinen, Pirkko; Paju, Susanna; Sinisalo, Juha; Lehto, Mika; Lindgren, Arne; Ferro, Jose; Kittner, Steven; Fazekas, Franz; Gerdts, Eva; Tatlisumak, Turgut

doi:10.1177/2396987317703210

Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Triggers, Causes, and Outcome (SECRETO): Rationale and design

Putaala J., Martinez-Majander N., Saeed S., Yesilot N., Jakala P., Nerg O., ...More

EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL, vol.2, no.2, pp.116-125, 2017 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
Volume: 2 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1177/2396987317703210
Journal Name: EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.116-125
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, about 1.3 million annual ischaemic strokes (IS) occur in adults aged <50 years. Of these early-onset strokes, up to 50% can be regarded as cryptogenic or associated with conditions with poorly documented causality like patent foramen ovale and coagulopathies.