Transesophageal Echocardiography Is Superior to Transthoracic Echocardiography in Management of Patients of Any Age With Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke
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- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 37 (10) , 2531-2534
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000241064.46659.69
Abstract
Background and Purpose— The merits of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the management of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke patients remains matter of debate.Keywords
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