title: Is the left atrium the only embolic source in ischemic stroke patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
abstract: Embolic sources were investigated in 74 ischemic stroke patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation using transesophageal echocardiography. In patients without left atrial spontaneous echo contrast, 78% had some embolic sources other than left atrial thrombus or spontaneous echo contrast, suggesting that these embolic sources play an important role in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan. hokura@leland.stanford.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*