Why the study?
Can transesophageal echocardiography identify protruding atheromas in the aortic arch as a source of systemic emboli?
Population
Patients with systemic embolization evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography (n=29)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support TEE in unexplained emboli; hypothesis-generating case data leave practice impact open.
Can transesophageal echocardiography identify protruding atheromas in the aortic arch as a source of systemic emboli?
Transesophageal echocardiography is useful for identifying protruding atheromas in the aortic arch, which can serve as an occult source of systemic emboli.
Tunick et al. (1991) studied this question.
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