[PDF] Top 20 Transesophageal echocardiography in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia

... 23. Windecker S, Wahl A, Chatterjee T, Garachemani A, Eberli FR, Seiler C, Meier B: Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical embolism: long-term risk of recur- rent thromboembolic ... See full document

... Background: Embolus is one of the causes of ischemic stroke that can be due to cardiac sources such as valvular heart diseases and atrial fibrillation and atheroma of the aorta. Transesophageal ... See full document

... transthoracic echocardiography & transesophageal echocardiography were done for all patients, on the same day by cardiologist who has adequate ... See full document

... the patients in every cardiac surgery all used the PAC don’t come true in ...decade, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been pro- posed as a noninvasive, independently operated and cost- ... See full document

... of patients >75 years of age ...high-risk patients with AS that are consid- ered unsuitable for open heart surgery due to co mor- bidities ...acic echocardiography (TTE), transesophageal ... See full document

... Data were collected between February 2012 and August 2012 for the first 55 patients in whom the device was used. Patient population included both medical and surgical patients. Only patients on ... See full document

... OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHO CARDIOGRAPHY GUIDANCE VERSUS ANATOMICAL LANDMARK TECHNIQUE IN THE PLA CEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER TIP IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES” ... See full document

... included patients without a previous TTE (Warner and Momah 1996; Palazzuoli 2000; Tatani 2001), and two included patients with atrial fi brilation (Warner and Momah 1996; Harloff ...of patients who ... See full document

... All fifty three CT brain proved conscious ischemic stroke patients were underwent detailed history and physical examination. History include fever, meningeal symptoms, weight loss, trauma, transient ischemic ... See full document

... 161 patients with a PFO or ASD (mean age ...The patients were referred from stroke ...trast transesophageal echocardiography, (2) clinically and neurologically confirmed ischemic stroke or ... See full document

... 27 patients with PAF who underwent TEE in order to evaluate valvular disease or the presence of thrombus in the cardiac chambers were enrolled in the present ...rolled patients, regardless of symptoms of ... See full document

... Transthoracic echocardiography is performed commonly during the initial evaluation of atrial fibrillation, when it enables clinicians to screen for occult pericardial, myocardial and valvular ...transthoracic ... See full document

... three-dimensional echocardiography enhances the understanding of the anatomy of ASDs and should be an important process in future initiatives for device closures or surgical ...individual patients or not, ... See full document

... Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension develops approximately in 1% to 3.8% of patients who suffer an acute pulmonary embolism, although its true incidence is unknown [1]. Factors contributing to incomplete ... See full document

... the patients discretion. High risk patients were more common in the coronary intervention group than in the bypass surgery group (45% versus 14%), although triple vessel disease was more common in the ... See full document

... of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) com- bined with contrast transcranial Doppler (cTCD) in detecting cryptogenic stroke (CS) associated with small patent foramen ovale ...Thirty-two ... See full document

... those patients in the intermedi- ate pretest category of IE, who are most likely to benefit from screening ...in patients with suspected prosthetic valve endo- ... See full document

... and transesophageal echocardiography has improved early recognition of infective endocarditis but patients are still at high risk for severe morbidity or ...in patients who present with ... See full document

... with transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion, even without difficulty or resistance, in patients with atherosclerotic ...a transesophageal echocardiography examination in ... See full document

... with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), ICE has the same image quality but a broader view due to the major maneuverability of the catheter and important advantages both for the operator and for the ... See full document