Transesophageal echocardiogram in the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke of young adults

INTRODUCTION: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the young age (≤50 years) is a major cause of disability. The underlying mechanism of AIS in this age group is usually different from elderly. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is used to detect the potential cardiac sources of embolism in AIS patients...

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Main Authors: Muhammad K Ahmed, Haris Kamal, Jessica L Weiss, Annemarie Crumlish, Peyman Shirani, Robert N Sawyer, Ashkan Mowla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Brain Circulation
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Online Access:http://www.braincirculation.org/article.asp?issn=2394-8108;year=2021;volume=7;issue=2;spage=85;epage=91;aulast=Ahmed