Transcranial Doppler versus transthoracic echocardiography for the detection of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia: A systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) can be detected in up to 43% of patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia undergoing investigation with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The diagnostic value of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in the detection of PFO in patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack has not been compared with that of transcranial Doppler (TCD) using a comprehensive meta-analytical approach.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann. Neurol.

Title: Annals of neurology

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1531-8249

ISSN (Print): 0364-5134

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 79

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Neurology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.

[2 ] Second Department of Neurology, Attikon University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

[3 ] Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

[4 ] Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

[5 ] Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

[6 ] Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.

[7 ] First Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

[8 ] Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN.

[9 ] School of Nursing, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.

[10 ] International Clinical Research Center, Department of Neurology, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.

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DOI: 10.1002/ana.24609

PubMed ID: 26833864

SO-VID: ff079209-02b0-4c2d-9e45-ad8786fa8590

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