Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Diagnostic Evaluation of Ischemic Stroke

Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Diagnostic Evaluation of Ischemic Stroke

Objective: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is routinely performed as part of standard acute ischemic stroke (AIS) workup. However, the overall yield of TTE is unclear and many patients may undergo unnecessary investigations. This study aims to investigate the utility of TTE as part of AIS worku...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Harris, Jason Yoon, Mohamed Salem, Magdy Selim, Sandeep Kumar, Vasileios Arsenios Lioutas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
transthoracic echocardiography
ischemic stroke
diagnostics
stroke diagnosis
stroke etiology
resource utilization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00103/full

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