%0 Journal Article
%T Revision of Echocardiographic Indications and Findings in Neurologically Ill Patients
%A Christian Wegner
%A Claudia St£¿llberger
%A Josef Finsterer
%J Archive of "The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal".
%D 2017
%R 10.2174/1874192401711010014
%X Little is known about the general indications for echocardiography and the prevalence of abnormalities detected by echocardiography in patients who are referred from a neurological department. Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) is associated with neuromuscular disorders and embolism. The aim of the study was to assess the indications for echocardiography in patients from a neurological department and to review the cine-loops of the examinations in order to assess the frequency of abnormal echocardiographic findings with special regard to LVHT
%K Echocardiography
%K Stroke
%K Neuromuscular disorders
%K Cardiomyopathy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362974/