Utility of transesophageal echocardiography in young patients with cryptogenic stroke and low cardiovascular risk

Stroke is a high morbimortality disease. In young patients, as many as 40% of acute strokes have no clearly identifiable cause (cryptogenic stroke) and this group of patients had until now limited therapeutic possibilities. However, transesophagical echocardiography (TEE) is changing patient managem...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicina clínica 2008-03, Vol.130 (7), p.241-245
Hauptverfasser:	Rus Mansilla, Carmen, Mesa Rubio, Dolores, Suárez de Lezo Cruz Conde, José, Rodríguez Almodovar, Ana, Durán Torralbo, Carmen, Delgado Ortega, Mónica
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Adult Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Decision Trees Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Heart Diseases - complications Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging Humans Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - etiology Stroke - therapy
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