[Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the study of young adults with a cerebral ischemic event]. / Ecocardiografia transtorácica y transesofágica en el estudio de adultos jóvenes con evento isquémico cerebral.

The aim of this study was the evaluation of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the detection of potential emboli sources of cardiac origin in a young population with cerebrovascular events, and to compare this study with transthoracic echocardiography (TE). We have studied 24 young subjects (average 33 years) and detected a potential cardiac source in 9 subjects, with transthoracic approach only in 4. We concluded that TEE is superior than TE to detect potential cardiac source of cerebral embolism. The most frequently abnormality was mitral valve prolapse.