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Table 2 Sources of accidental emboli

From: Accidental microembolic signals: prevalence and clinical relevance

 

Symptomatic

Asymptomatic

Arterial Sources

  

 Atherosclerotic cerebral or carotid artery stenosis

30

15

 Moyamoya disease

9

2

 Intracranial arteries

3

0

 Takayasu arteries

0

3

Cardiac Sources

  

 Atrial fibrillation

2

1

 Artificial valves

0

8

 Infective endocarditis

1

1

 Patent foramen ovale

1

1

 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

1

0