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- 2017
Revision of Echocardiographic Indications and Findings in Neurologically Ill PatientsDOI: 10.2174/1874192401711010014 Keywords: Echocardiography, Stroke, Neuromuscular disorders, Cardiomyopathy Abstract: 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
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