Clinical utility of echocardiography in neurologic disorders.
Echocardiography is an established technology encompassing an increasingly wide variety of clinical situations including cardioembolism and the detection of CAD in patients with cerebral ischemia and in patients undergoing neurovascular surgery. Echocardiography will continue to occupy a pivotal role in clinical management and research in the area of brain heart interaction.
Tegeler
C H
CH
Department of Neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Kitzman
D W
DW
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male