Cardiovascular MRI Compared to Echocardiography to Identify Cardioaortic Sources of Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: To compare the diagnostic yield of echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI (CMR) to detect structural sources of embolism, in patients with ischemic stroke with a secondary analysis of non-stroke populations.Methods and Results: We searched MEDLINE/Embase (from 01.01.2000 to 24.04.2021)...

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Main Authors: Thomas R. Meinel, Angela Eggimann, Kristina Brignoli, Kerstin Wustmann, Eric Buffle, Felix G. Meinel, Jan F. Scheitz, Christian H. Nolte, Christoph Gräni, Urs Fischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, David J. Seiffge, Christian Seiler, Simon Jung
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.699838/full