| Recommendations for echocardiography use in the diagnosis and management of cardiac sources of embolism: European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) (a registered branch of the ESC). | |
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PMID: 20702884 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for around 15-30% of ischaemic strokes. Strokes due to cardioembolism are generally severe and early and long-term recurrence and mortality are high. The diagnosis of a cardioembolic source of stroke is frequently uncertain and relies on the identification of a potential cardiac source of embolism in the absence of significant autochthone cerebrovascular occlusive disease. In this respect, echocardiography (both transthoracic and/or transoesophageal) serves as a cornerstone in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these patients. A clear understanding of the various types of cardiac conditions associated with cardioembolic stroke and their intrinsic risk is therefore very important. This article reviews potential cardiac sources of embolism and discusses the role of echocardiography in clinical practice. Recommendations for the use of echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac sources of embolism are given including major and minor conditions associated with the risk of embolism. |
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Mauro Pepi; Arturo Evangelista; Petros Nihoyannopoulos; Frank A Flachskampf; George Athanassopoulos; Paolo Colonna; Gilbert Habib; E Bernd Ringelstein; Rosa Sicari; Jose Luis Zamorano; Marta Sitges; Pio Caso; |
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Type: Journal Article; Practice Guideline; Review |
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Title: European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 11 ISSN: 1532-2114 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Echocardiogr Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-08-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100890618 Medline TA: Eur J Echocardiogr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 461-76 Citation Subset: IM |
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Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Department Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Milan, Via Parea 4, 20138 Milan, Italy. mauro.pepi@ccfm.it |
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