title: [Importance of echocardiography as a screening study method for patients with ischemic insult].
abstract: From 113 patients with ischemic stroke in 14.3% a direct and in 30.1% an indirect connection between cardiac diseases and ischemic stroke could be considered. The one and two dimensional echocardiography is a useful noninvasive method to identify possible cardiac causes of the ischemic stroke.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Zur Bedeutung der Echokardiographie als Screening-Untersuchungsmethode bei Patienten mit ischämischem Insult.