Open AccessIncidence of transcranial Doppler-detected cerebral microemboli in patients referred for echocardiography.
Author(s) -
David Tong,
A Bolger,
Gregory W. Albers
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.25.11.2138
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , transcranial doppler , embolism , cardiology , stroke (engine) , embolization , intracranial embolism , risk factor , doppler echocardiography , middle cerebral artery , radiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , diastole , blood pressure , engineering
Transcranial Doppler can detect cerebral microemboli. These emboli may be a risk factor for embolic stroke. We studied the prevalence of microemboli in patients referred for echocardiography.
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