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Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Diagnostic Evaluation of Ischemic Stroke
2020
Frontiers in Neurology
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 workup. Methods: We collected data on consecutive patients with AIS who were admitted to our institution between 07/01/2016 and 09/30/2017. Patients were included based on neuroimaging-documented AIS, age
doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00103
pmid:32132971
pmcid:PMC7040372
fatcat:5pihdmksjjfsfebtoxbglhs3mi