Routine transthoracic echocardiography in ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack of undetermined cause: a  prospective multicentre study

CONCLUSIONS: This multicentre cross-sectional study in patients who-after workup on contemporary stroke units-were diagnosed with ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack of undetermined cause found TTE-detected major CSE in only 1% of all patients. Most of these patients also had major ECG abnormalities. These findings question the value of routine TTE assessment in this clinical setting.PMID:37870709 | DOI:10.1007/s12471-023-01819-7

Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - October 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gerlinde van der Maten Matthijs F L Meijs Jorik R Timmer Paul J A M Brouwers Clemens von Birgelen Jonathan M Coutinho Berto J Bouma Henk Kerkhoff Anne Mijn Helming Julia H van Tuijl Nicolet A van der Meer Ritu Saxena Corn é Ebink Job van der Palen Heleen Source Type: research