Blood Clot Echocardiogram Heart Monitor 
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
In Ischaemic strokes, there is some sort of blockage either in the major vessels that take the blood (this is called large vessel atherosclerosis) to the brain or even in the smaller vessels (called small vessel occlusion). All patients should have a 12 lead ECG and be put on a 24 hour heart monitor whilst in hospital.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The problem with both these tests are that they study the heart at rest and sometimes abnormalities may be picked up only when the heart is stressed and therefore combining these modalities with a stress test can be even more helpful and by far the best form of stress is exercise.
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