September 1, 1982Neurology
Indications for echocardiography in patients with ischemic stroke
Why the study?
Does two-dimensional echocardiography identify cardiac embolic sources in patients with ischemic stroke?
Population
Patients with ischemic stroke
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Avoid routine 2DE screening in ischemic stroke; leaves open targeted utility in high-risk subgroups pending higher-level evidence.
Structured PICO
Does two-dimensional echocardiography identify cardiac embolic sources in patients with ischemic stroke?
P
Population
Patients with ischemic stroke
I
Intervention
Two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE)
O
Outcome
Identification or exclusion of cardiac embolic sources
Two-dimensional echocardiography is not recommended as a routine screening tool for all ischemic stroke patients but is valuable in specific high-risk subgroups.
Cite This Study
Knopman et al. (1982) studied this question.