[Image techniques for the evaluation and clinical decision making of patients with stroke].
The clinical relevance of cardiac embolism a potential cause of stroke is progressively increasing, mainly due to the recent progress in diagnostic imaging. In the present paper, we update and review the state of the art of the different etiologies currently accepted of a cardiac source of stroke. Furthermore, we review the clinical role of different image techniques, emphasizing the doubts and realities of each particular approximation.
García Fernández
Miguel A
MA
Sección de Cardiología no Invasiva. Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid. España. Magfeco@primustel.es
Bermejo
Javier
J
Moreno
Mar
M
D003657:Decision Making; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology