Transesophageal echocardiography screening in subjects with a first cerebrovascular ischemic event

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 503-509

  Young, Kate C ^a   Benesch, Curtis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic plaque; Cardioembolic sources; left atrial thrombus; patient care management

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS DIPYRIDAMOLE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AORTIC DISEASES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 81155138892     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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