Original Article

Treatable Potential Cardiac Sources of Embolism in Patients with Cerebral Ischemic Events: A Selective Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study

Objectives: To characterize cardiac sources of emboli detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients without recognizable cause of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and/or ischemic stroke and TIA. Methods: We examined a prospective registry that included all patients with TIA and/or stroke evaluated by TEE between July 2000 and August 2001…