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Table 1 Indications for echocardiography

From: Long term evolution of patients treated in a TIA unit

                Indications for echocardiography

Multiple areas

Unless known embolic source

<55 year-old

Unless evident cases of non-cardioembolic aetiology

Undetermined TIA

Non-lacunar with non-relevant cervical duplex and TCD, sinus rhythm and unknown cardioembolic source

Suspected cardioembolic source

Heart murmur, heart failure, typical chest pain, altered ECG despite sinus rhythm

Known cardioembolic source susceptible from therapy changes

Valvular prosthesis, suspected endocarditis, ischemic heart disease or dilated cardiomiopathy for which the last echocardiography was carried out over 6 months prior to the study.