Clinical features of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack associated with suspicious pulmonary arteriovenous fistula detected only by transesophageal echocardiography

• Published in: Neurosonology Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 134 - 138
• Main Authors: KURIKI, Ayako, KATOU, Hirotaka, MIZUMA, Keita, SAITO, Yu, KAMIYA, Yuki, KAWAMURA, Mitsuru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japan Academy of Neurosonology 2015
• Subjects: ischemic stroke; pulmonary arteriovenous fistula; transesophageal echocardiography

Background: Suspected pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is sometimes difficult to prove with examinations such as contrast-enhanced (CE) CT. Methods: Clinical features were investigated in 19 patients with ischemic stroke (14 men; mean age, 60.8 y) with...