Transesophageal Echocardiographic Detection of Left Vertebral Artery Origin Stenosis

We discuss the case of a patient with stroke in whom severe stenosis at the origin of the left vertebral artery was identified by transesophageal echocardiography and subsequently confirmed with conventional angiography.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002-11, Vol.19 (8), p.695-697
Hauptverfasser:	Aaluri, Srinivasa, Miller, Andrew P., Nanda, Navin C., Orr, Sean C., Nekkanti, Rajasekhar S., Gomez, Camilo R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery, Internal - pathology Carotid Stenosis - diagnosis Cerebral Infarction - diagnosis Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging Heart Ventricles - pathology Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged stroke Tomography, X-Ray Computed transesophageal echocardiography vertebral artery stenosis Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	We discuss the case of a patient with stroke in whom severe stenosis at the origin of the left vertebral artery was identified by transesophageal echocardiography and subsequently confirmed with conventional angiography.
ISSN:	0742-2822 1540-8175
DOI:	10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00695.x