Transesophageal Echocardiography: Not for Everyone?
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Transesophageal echocardiography: not for everyone?
Transesophageal Echocardiography: Not for Everyone? To the Editor: We read with interest the article by de Bruijn et al comparing transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography (TEE versus TEE) for the evaluation of TIA or stroke.1 We congratulate the investigators on this important study. TEE proved superior to TTE for identification of a cardiac embolic source in patients with TIA or stro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.106.479923