Table 3.
Transesophageal findings in ischemic stroke patients
| Study | Patients | Spontaneous echo contrast | Complex aortic atheroma | Thrombus | Inter atrial septum abnormalities (simultaneous PFO/aneurism) | Patients with indication for anticoagulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leung et al 1995 | 236 | 1% | 4.6% | 0 | 18% (not specified) | 5.6% |
| Warner et al 1996 | 106 (30 with atrial fibrilation) | 12.3% | 1.9% | 35% | ||
| Palazzuoli et al 2000 | 73 | 13% | 11% | 8% | 19% (not specified) | 32% |
| Cabral et al 2001 | 172 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 23% (not specified) | 4.7% | |
| Tatani et al 2001 | 69 | 27.5% | 14.5% | 4.3% | 31.8% (5.8%) | 46.3% |
| Ward et al 2006 | 245 | 3.7% | 14.7% | 2.4% | 22.1% (not specified) | 20.8% |
| Harloff et al 2006 | 503 (104 with atrial fibrilation) | 11.5% | 19.7% | 7.2% | 26.2% (9%) | 30.6% |
| Present study, 2007 | 84 | 1.2% | 27.4% | 8.3% | (2.4%) | 32.1% |