Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Determining the Source of Emboli in Patients With Acute Limb Ischemia

Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Determining the Source of Emboli in Patients With Acute Limb Ischemia

A potential cardiovascular source of embolism was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography in 20 of 33 patients (61%) with acute limb ischemia. The percentage was higher in patients with large artery occlusions (9 of 11, 82%) than in those with small artery occlusions (9 of 22, 41%) (p = 0.0...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 1998-01, Vol.81 (2), p.253-255
Hauptverfasser: Vongpatanasin, Wanpen, Brickner, M.Elizabeth, Willett, DuWayne L, Grayburn, Paul A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Diseases - complications
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ischemia - complications
Leg - blood supply
Leg - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical imaging
Medical research
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Stroke
Thromboembolism - diagnostic imaging
Thromboembolism - etiology
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
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Zusammenfassung:A potential cardiovascular source of embolism was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography in 20 of 33 patients (61%) with acute limb ischemia. The percentage was higher in patients with large artery occlusions (9 of 11, 82%) than in those with small artery occlusions (9 of 22, 41%) (p = 0.026).
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00895-3