title: Should the echocardiogram be considered urgent when searching for the source of emboli?
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Otília
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cotrim
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrageta
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged