title: Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in determining the source of emboli in patients with acute limb ischemia.
abstract: A potential cardiovascular source of embolism was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography in 20 of 33 patients (61%) with acute limb ischemia. The percentage was higher in patients with large artery occlusions (9 of 11, 82%) than in those with small artery occlusions (9 of 22, 41%) (p = 0.026).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9047, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vongpatanasin
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brickner
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Willett
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grayburn
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex