... after onset, patients without brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on admission or without transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during acute hospitalization were excluded, and the remaining patients were enrolled. Multiplicity of fresh infarcts was assessed using diffusion-weighted images from brain...

... morphometrical characteristics of PFO are associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular accidents, using a meta-analytical approach. Methods: We performed a systematic review of electronic databases for studies that compared morphometric parameters of PFO assessed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE...

... ≥200% of sternocleidomastoid intensity was categorized as “high intensity” (Fig.  3 , arrowhead). Acute ischemic stroke Aortic complicated lesion Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition with gradient echo Transesophageal echocardiography The aortic arch has...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Interatrial septum Left atrium Ischemic stroke Transesophageal echocardiography Cardioembolic stroke  Embolic stroke of undetermined source Cryptogenic stroke is defined as a symptomatic cerebral infarction for which...

...Yoshitaka Yamaguchi; Tomotaka Tanaka; Sohei Yoshimura; Masatoshi Koga; Kazuyuki Nagatsuka; Kazunori Toyoda Background: The aorta is a significant source of cerebral thromboembolisms. Aortic complicated lesions (ACLs) are key findings on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for assessing aortic...

...Carlos A. Roldan; Oleksandr Schevchuck; Kirsten Tolstrup; Paola C. Roldan; Leonardo Macias; Clifford R. Qualls; Ernest R. Greene; Reyaad Hayek; Gerald A. Charlton; Wilmer L. Sibbitt, Jr. Background: Lambl's excrescences (LEx) are detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE...

...Yoshiaki Shimada; Yuji Ueno; Yasutaka Tanaka; Ayami Okuzumi; Nobukazu Miyamoto; Kazuo Yamashiro; Ryota Tanaka; Nobutaka Hattori; Takao Urabe Background: Mobile or ulcerated aortic plaques (MUAPs) on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can cause aortogenic brain embolism. Aortic arch...

... can cause thromboembolic events but are often overlooked. They can elude standard identification by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), which is invasive or at best uncomfortable for many patients. CT angiography (CTA) can be used as an alternative or in addition to TEE if this technique fails...

... multidetector computed tomography Transesophageal echocardiography Acute ischemic stroke © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel 2010 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form...

... and clinical implications of plaque at the origin of the left subclavian artery (LSCA) in patients with recent ischemic stroke were investigated. Methods: We studied 347 consecutive patients (223 men, 69 ± 12 years) who developed symptomatic ischemic stroke and underwent transesophageal echocardiography (TEE...

...Kazuto Kobayashi; Yasuyuki Iguchi; Kazumi Kimura; Yoko Okada; Yuka Terasawa; Noriko Matsumoto; Kenichirou Sakai; Jyunya Aoki; Kensaku Shibazaki Background: Contrast transesophageal echocardiography (c-TEE) and contrast transcranial Doppler (c-TCD) are useful diagnostic tools for detecting right...

... transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Methods: One hundred and five patients underwent TEE examination at <1 month and again at 9–12 months (mean 10 months) after symptom onset. TEEs were evaluated for thrombi in the left atrium, left atrial appendage and left ventricle. Stroke risk factors and TEE findings...

... in the ASA-MI Study. Methods: The ASA-MI Study included 606 patients, enrolled between November 1990 and December 1996: 245 patients with a previous cerebral embolic attack and normal carotid study and a control group of 316 patients. They all underwent transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography...

...Jean-Philippe Baguet; Gérard Besson; Frédéric Tremel; Lionel Mangin; Christelle Richardot; Jean-Michel Mallion Patent foramen ovale is frequently associated with embolic cerebrovascular accidents. The diagnosis of patent foramen ovale is easier since the advent of transesophageal echocardiography...

... transesophageal echocardiography assessment of aortic plaque thickness using the criteria of Amarenco et al. (N Engl J Med 1994;331:1474–1479). A proximo-distal gradient was found in the distribution of aortic atheroma >4 mm (p = 0.04). Symptomatic coronary artery disease was associated with plaque...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Atrial fibrillation Warfarin Aspirin Cerebral infarction Cerebral embolism Transesophageal echocardiography Clinical trial Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke...

...Harold P. Adams, Jr.; Betsy B. Love Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable and sensitive test to screen for embolic cardiac lesions. This procedure is recommended for the evaluation of most young adults with ischemic stroke. However, several questions about the role of TEE need...

... detectable by standard transthoracic echocardiography are significant predictors of thromboembolism. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides additional new markers of embolic risk in AF. These include left atrial and left atrial appendage thrombi, spontaneous echo contrast and left atrial appendage...

... recognized importance of patent foramen ovale (PFO) as a possible anatomical factor predisposing to stroke, we tried to assess the efficiency of TCD in the evaluation of PFO in comparison to the gold standard represented by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Seventy-two consecutive patients scheduled...

...Carlos Grullon; Mohsin Alam; Howard S. Rosman; Kara L. Sawaya; Irene Sun; Lonni R. Schultz; Steven R. Levine Although transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been shown to be more sensitive than transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in detecting cardioembolic abnormalities, it remains unclear...