{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(1)"],"submitter":["Rizos T"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Echocardiography is highly relevant in patients with ischemic stroke or TIA. Utilization of routine echocardiographic examinations [transthoracic (TTE) or transesophageal (TEE)] on stroke units remains however unknown. To representatively examine echocardiographic rates on stroke units in Germany and to evaluate structural factors that may influence the decision to conduct echocardiography.<h4>Methods</h4>A nationwide analysis was performed by using certification audit data of all primary and comprehensive stroke centers (pSC and cSC) in Germany.<h4>Results</h4>Structural and organizational requirements of 310 departments (cSCs: 42.6%) were extracted. Median TTE rate was 63.3% (IQR 39.3-80.8), median TEE rate 21.3% (IQR 16.4-29.5). A cardiological department on site was "],"journal":["Neurological research and practice"],"pagination":["3"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9850591"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Echocardiography in acute stroke patients: a nationwide analysis in departments with certified stroke units in Germany."],"pmcid":["PMC9850591"],"pubmed_authors":["Wachter R","Haeusler KG","Jenetzky E","Ossenbrink M","Ringleb PA","Rizos T","Nabavi DG","Busse O"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Echocardiography in acute stroke patients: a nationwide analysis in departments with certified stroke units in Germany.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Echocardiography is highly relevant in patients with ischemic stroke or TIA. Utilization of routine echocardiographic examinations [transthoracic (TTE) or transesophageal (TEE)] on stroke units remains however unknown. To representatively examine echocardiographic rates on stroke units in Germany and to evaluate structural factors that may influence the decision to conduct echocardiography.<h4>Methods</h4>A nationwide analysis was performed by using certification audit data of all primary and comprehensive stroke centers (pSC and cSC) in Germany.<h4>Results</h4>Structural and organizational requirements of 310 departments (cSCs: 42.6%) were extracted. Median TTE rate was 63.3% (IQR 39.3-80.8), median TEE rate 21.3% (IQR 16.4-29.5). A cardiological department on site was ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Jan","modification":"2026-04-12T19:21:55.451Z","creation":"2025-02-18T23:37:42.46Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9850591","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36653887"],"doi":["10.1186/s42466-022-00229-1"]}}