January 1, 1994Stroke
Transesophageal echocardiographic findings in stroke subtypes.
Why the study?
Does transesophageal echocardiography improve the detection of potential cardiac sources of embolism compared to transthoracic echocardiography in patients with various stroke subtypes?
Population
145 consecutively admitted patients with stroke, classified into subtypes based on clinical findings, brain…
Comparison
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) vs Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
TEE may enhance embolism source detection in stroke; leaves open effects on management and outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does transesophageal echocardiography improve the detection of potential cardiac sources of embolism compared to transthoracic echocardiography in patients with various stroke subtypes?
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Population
145 consecutively admitted patients with stroke, classified into subtypes based on clinical findings, brain imaging, and carotid ultrasound.
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Intervention
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
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Comparator
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
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Outcome
Detection of potential cardiac sources of embolism (left atrial thrombi, spontaneous echo contrast, atrial septal aneurysm, interatrial shunts, ventricular thrombus or aneurysm, and myxomatous mitral valve)surrogate
Transesophageal echocardiography has a significantly higher yield than transthoracic echocardiography for detecting potential cardiac sources of embolism across all stroke subtypes.
Cite This Study
Albers et al. (1994) studied this question.