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The search for an intracardiac source of embolism is a frequent indication for daily routine echocardiography. Unless there is a predisposing cardiac condition such as a mitral valve defect or an appreciable restriction of left ventricular contraction, the result is mostly negative. However, even if such a preexisting disease involving the left atrium is known, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is often disappointing in its low sensitivity.
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Curtius, J.M. (1989). Intracardiac Source of Embolism. In: Erbel, R., Khandheria, B.K., Brennecke, R., Meyer, J., Seward, J.B., Tajik, A.J. (eds) Transesophageal Echocardiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74257-6_13
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