The Role of Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Patients With Ischemic Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Background: Ischemic stroke can be classified into five etiological types, according to the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification, and its adequate investigation and characterization can aid in its clinical management and in preventing new events. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) plays a key role in investigating its etiology; approximately one-third of the patients remain without an adequate definition of the etiology or are classified as the undetermined TOAST type. Objectives: To evaluate if the percentage of patients with indeterminate etiology according to the TOAST classification decreased after transthoracic echocardiography, to determine whether or not the prognosis after ischemic stroke is worse among patients classified as the undet

SUBMITTER: Teodoro RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8432611 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature