We conclude: (1) There is a higher incidence of abnormalities implicated as sources of thromboembolic disease on TEE in elderly patients with cerebral infarctions, but (2) this incidence is driven by the presence of sessile aortic atheroma and atrial septal aneurysm. Until the benefits of specific therapies for these conditions are known, routine TEE in elderly patients with suspected embolic neurological events appears to be unwarranted.
Background-Prior studies indicated that tachyarrhythmia termination by flunarizine demonstrates a triggered mechanism. This concept was not confirmed in atrial tachyarrhythmias.
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