Monitoring of the extracranial and intracranial course of single emboli of cardiac origin: a preliminary report.
Simultaneous monitoring of emboli in extracranial and intracranial arteries recorded with identical probes, in a patient with an artificial cardiac valve, allowed the identification and characterization of pairs of signals, which most likely represent single emboli flowing through the common carotid artery into the middle cerebral artery. This technique offers new insight into emboligenesis with obvious therapeutic implications.
Telman
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Department of Neurology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Reisner
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Sprecher
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Hemli
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JA
Yarnitsky
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D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color