[Cardiopathy and XXXX . Prospective study with two-dimensional echocardiography].

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Many @entity299 can cause @entity810 . The spectrum of potentially embolic cardiac conditions is wide; early recognition may determine a definite change in the management and prognosis of @entity1 . In recent years the relevance of echocardiography in the screening of @entity1 with @entity2806 has been emphasized. In order to identify potentially embolic cardiac conditions, 180 consecutive non selected @entity1 with @entity1504 , underwent a clinical cardiological evaluation and an echocardiogram. The study population included 132 @entity1 and 48 @entity1 ; the mean age was 51.7 years (range 19 to 72 years). A technically adequate echocardiogram was obtained in 153 @entity1 . In 131 @entity1 echocardiography was negative; @entity299 were detected in 22 @entity1 (14.4%): mitral stenosis in 2, calcified @entity472 in 1, @entity340 vegetations in 3, dilatative @entity296 in 2, @entity1121 in 4, @entity3454 in 4, regional left @entity67 in 5, mitral anulus calcification in 1. @entity1 were divided into 3 groups according to the results of cerebral angiography: 68 @entity1 with normal angiography (Group I), 54 @entity1 with @entity75 on cerebral angiography (Group II), 31 @entity1 in whom cerebral angiography was not performed (Group III). A higher incidence of @entity299 was found in the @entity1 of Group I. The lack of lesions on cerebral angiography and the presence of embolic high-risk cardiac conditions strengthened a causal relationship of the @entity299 with @entity1504 in 10 of the 23 @entity1 . In the mean follow-up period of 18 months of these 10 @entity1 who underwent cardiac surgery or anticoagulation, no further attacks of @entity1504 were observed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
