Access to cardiac imaging after ischaemic stroke in Australia : a national survey

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Garcia-Esperon, Carlos, Hawke, Helen, Christie, Lauren, Pathan, Faraz, Garcia Silva, Octavio and Parsons, Mark. (2025). Access to cardiac imaging after ischaemic stroke in Australia : a national survey. Internal Medicine Journal. 55(1), pp. 171-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16619
AuthorsGarcia-Esperon, Carlos, Hawke, Helen, Christie, Lauren, Pathan, Faraz, Garcia Silva, Octavio and Parsons, Mark
Abstract

Around 30% of ischaemic strokes are secondary to a cardioembolic source. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography (TTE and TEE respectively) are the cornerstone for cardiac assessment after stroke.

Due to logistical issues, cardiac imaging tests are increasingly performed in an outpatient setting, which leads to a proportion of patients lost to follow-up and not imaged at all. Almost 30% of the Australian population lives in regional, rural and remote areas, where health resources are very limited and access to stroke specialists and complementary tests is almost non-existent.

KeywordsLetter to the Editor; ischaemic stroke
Year01 Jan 2025
JournalInternal Medicine Journal
Journal citation55 (1), pp. 171-172
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN1444-0903
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16619
Web address (URL)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imj.16619
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