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*When diagnosing patent foramen ovale, transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is preferred over transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). It is the study of choice in patients suspected to have a paradoxical embolus.<ref name="pmid1987242">{{cite journal| author=Pearson AC, Labovitz AJ, Tatineni S, Gomez CR| title=Superiority of transesophageal echocardiography in detecting cardiac source of embolism in patients with cerebral ischemia of uncertain etiology. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 1991 | volume= 17 | issue= 1 | pages= 66-72 | pmid=1987242 | doi=10.1016/0735-1097(91)90705-e | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1987242 }} </ref> | *When diagnosing patent foramen ovale, transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is preferred over transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). It is the study of choice in patients suspected to have a paradoxical embolus.<ref name="pmid1987242">{{cite journal| author=Pearson AC, Labovitz AJ, Tatineni S, Gomez CR| title=Superiority of transesophageal echocardiography in detecting cardiac source of embolism in patients with cerebral ischemia of uncertain etiology. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 1991 | volume= 17 | issue= 1 | pages= 66-72 | pmid=1987242 | doi=10.1016/0735-1097(91)90705-e | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1987242 }} </ref> | ||
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Overview
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- When diagnosing patent foramen ovale, transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is preferred over transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). It is the study of choice in patients suspected to have a paradoxical embolus.[1]
References
- ↑ Pearson AC, Labovitz AJ, Tatineni S, Gomez CR (1991). "Superiority of transesophageal echocardiography in detecting cardiac source of embolism in patients with cerebral ischemia of uncertain etiology". J Am Coll Cardiol. 17 (1): 66–72. doi:10.1016/0735-1097(91)90705-e. PMID 1987242.