Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in determining the source of emboli in patients with acute limb ischemia

W Vongpatanasin; M E Brickner; D L Willett; P A Grayburn

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00895-3

Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in determining the source of emboli in patients with acute limb ischemia

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Jan 15;81(2):253-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00895-3.

Authors

W Vongpatanasin¹, M E Brickner, D L Willett, P A Grayburn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9047, USA.

PMID: 9591918
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00895-3

Abstract

A potential cardiovascular source of embolism was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography in 20 of 33 patients (61%) with acute limb ischemia. The percentage was higher in patients with large artery occlusions (9 of 11, 82%) than in those with small artery occlusions (9 of 22, 41%) (p = 0.026).

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Heart Diseases / complications
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Ischemia / complications*
Leg / blood supply*
Leg / diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Thromboembolism / diagnostic imaging*
Thromboembolism / etiology
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex