Developer site: The content shown here is test data.

MyEClinic
MyEClinic
Health Dictionary AI Health Chat Find an Online Doctor
A serene Zen garden with raked sand and smooth stones, symbolising clarity and calm

Health Dictionary

Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.

Back to skin conditions

Transient ischemic attack echocardiography

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Echocardiography may be helpful in patients with no known cause of TIA. It may help determine underlying atrial fibrillation and valvular abnormalities as a potential cause of embolism resulting in TIA or minor stroke.[1] TTE is the prefferrd modality for patients suspected to have cardiac cause of embolism.[2]

Echocardiography

Echocardiography

Echocardiography may be helpful in patients with no known cause of TIA. It may help determine underlying atrial fibrillation and valvular abnormalities as a potential cause of embolism resulting in TIA or minor stroke.[1] TTE is the prefferrd modality for patients suspected to have cardiac cause of embolism.[2]

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Easton JD, Saver JL, Albers GW, Alberts MJ, Chaturvedi S, Feldmann E; et al. (2009). “Definition and evaluation of transient ischemic attack: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and the Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease. The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this statement as an educational tool for neurologists”. Stroke. 40 (6): 2276–93. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.192218. PMID 19423857.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson CA, Tai W, Desai JA, Mulvihill I, Olivot JM, Murphy S; et al. (2016). “Diagnostic Yield of Echocardiography in Transient Ischemic Attack”. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 25 (5): 1135–40. doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.01.011. PMID 26915604.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]