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Volume 348:1606 April 17, 2003 Number 16
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Transient Ischemic Attack

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To the Editor: In his discussion of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), Dr. Johnston (Nov. 21 issue)1 did not discuss the role of echocardiography. It is estimated that at least 20 percent of acute neurologic ischemic events are cardioembolic in origin.2,3 The exact incidence of cardiac causes probably varies according to age, coexisting conditions, and the type of neurologic presentation.4 For this reason, the American College of Cardiology–American Heart Association guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography state that echocardiography is a class I indication for all patients less than 45 years of age who have neurovascular events and for patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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