Table 1.

Indications for echocardiography

Indications for echocardiography
Multiple areas	Unless known embolic source
<55 year-old	Unless evident cases of non-cardioembolic aetiology
Undetermined TIA	Non-lacunar with non-relevant cervical duplex and TCD, sinus rhythm and unknown cardioembolic source
Suspected cardioembolic source	Heart murmur, heart failure, typical chest pain, altered ECG despite sinus rhythm
Known cardioembolic source susceptible from therapy changes	Valvular prosthesis, suspected endocarditis, ischemic heart disease or dilated cardiomiopathy for which the last echocardiography was carried out over 6 months prior to the study.