Journal article
Detection of cardioembolic sources with echocardiography
Comprehensive therapy, Vol.20(3), pp.174-180
1994
PMID: 8187459
Abstract
Cerebral ischemic events remain a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although the majority of patients with strokes have cerebrovascular disease, up to 20% of stroke patients have a cardioembolic source, especially younger patients or those with associated cardiac disease. TTE offers limited potential for identifying a cardioembolic source. In contrast, TEE is superior in detecting most cardioembolic sources and should be considered in stroke patients in whom there is a high clinical suspicion for a cardiac source of embolus and whose TTE is technically difficult or negative (Table 3).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Detection of cardioembolic sources with echocardiography
- Creators
- P D Lindower - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa CityD D Gutterman
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Comprehensive therapy, Vol.20(3), pp.174-180
- PMID
- 8187459
- ISSN
- 0098-8243
- eISSN
- 1559-1190
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1994
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094742502771
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