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The Evolving Role and Use of Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Cardiac Source of Embolism

This report will review the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac sources of embolism. Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for around 15%–30% of ischemic strokes. The diagnosis of a cardioembolic source of stroke is frequently uncertain and relies on the identification of a potential...

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Autores principales: Celeste, Fabrizio, Muratori, Manuela, Mapelli, Massimo, Pepi, Mauro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465991
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_1_17