The role of routine echocardiography in unselected patients with cerebrovascular ischaemic events

Background: Cardiac embolism is an important etiology of cerebrovascular ischaemic events (CIE). Echocardiography is routinely performed in patients with CIE despite guidelines recommending restriction of echocardiography to patients with clinically suspected cardioembolism. Objective: The aim of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of neurology 2011-06, Vol.18 (6), p.925-928
Hauptverfasser:	Wachter, M., Katan, M., Muzzarelli, S., Rohner, A., Christ-Crain, M., Fluri, F., Bernheim, A. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Atrial Fibrillation - complications Atrial Fibrillation - diagnostic imaging Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology Brain Ischemia - complications Brain Ischemia - diagnosis Brain Ischemia - mortality Cardiac arrhythmia cardiac embolism Cardiovascular disease cerebral ischaemia Comorbidity Coronary Artery Disease - complications Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology Echocardiography Echocardiography - methods Embolism Endpoint Determination - methods Etiology Female Fibrillation Heart Heart diseases Humans Intracranial Embolism - complications Intracranial Embolism - diagnosis Intracranial Embolism - mortality Male Middle Aged Multivariate analysis outcome Risk Assessment - methods Ultrasonic imaging
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