Embolic Stroke Diagnosed by Elevated D-Dimer in a Patient With Negative TEE for Cardioembolic Source

• मुख्य लेखकों: Irina Y. Sazonova PhD (लेखक), Roja Pondicherry-Harish MD (लेखक), Nikhil Kadle BS (लेखक), Gyanendra K. Sharma MD (लेखक), Ramon E. Figueroa MD (लेखक), Vincent J. B. Robinson MD (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: SAGE Publishing, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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We report a case of cerebrovascular accident with thromboembolic stroke etiology in a patient who had atrial flutter and negative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) results. The increased D-dimer levels (1877 ng/mL) initiated referral for magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiogr...