Clinical Utility of the Transthoracic Echocardiogram for Isolated Lacunar Infarcts: A Single-Center Experience

Conclusions: Transthoracic echocardiogram appears to have minimal therapeutic value in most patients with lacunar strokes. In stroke patients with no acute symptoms of cardiac disease and a normal electrocardiogram, it may be reasonable to forgo the transthoracic echocardiogram if the brain magnetic resonance imaging shows an isolated lacunar infarct.
Source: The Neurologist - Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research