Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care handheld echocardiography in acute ischemic stroke patients – a pilot study

Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care handheld echocardiography in acute ischemic stroke patients – a pilot study

Abstract Background Standard echocardiography (SE) is an essential part of the routine diagnostic work-up after ischemic stroke (IS) and also serves for research purposes. However, access to SE is often limited. We aimed to assess feasibility and accuracy of point-of-care (POC) echocardiography in a...

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Main Authors: Peter Kraft, Anna Fleischer, Silke Wiedmann, Viktoria Rücker, Daniel Mackenrodt, Caroline Morbach, Uwe Malzahn, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Stefan Störk, Peter U. Heuschmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Ischemic stroke
Point-of-care echocardiography
Ejection fraction
Stroke unit
Systolic dysfunction
Feasibility
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0937-8

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