LAUSR.org creates dashboard-style pages of related content for over 1.5 million academic articles. Sign Up to like articles & get recommendations!

TRANS ESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM DETECTS TRIPLE THREATS (ATHEROMA, PATENT FORAMEN OVALE AND LARGE LAMBL'S EXCRESCENCE): A CASE OF RECURRENT EMBOLIC STROKE OF UNDETERMINED SOURCE

Photo by julianhochgesang from unsplash

The majority of (87%) of strokes are due to ischemic etiology and cardio embolic stroke account for 15-40% of cases. A transesophageal echocardiography is performed to identify potential embolic sources… Click to show full abstract

The majority of (87%) of strokes are due to ischemic etiology and cardio embolic stroke account for 15-40% of cases. A transesophageal echocardiography is performed to identify potential embolic sources and guide therapy. 61 Year old female with past medical history of hypertension, tobacco abuse,

Keywords: stroke; detects triple; echocardiogram detects; esophageal echocardiogram; embolic stroke; trans esophageal

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

Link to full text (if available)


Share on Social Media:                               Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!

Related content

More Information              News              Social Media              Video              Recommended



                Click one of the above tabs to view related content.