Blood Clot Heart Monitor Ultrasound 
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). Ultrasound – this is easily available, very portable and usually a very low risk investigation.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
As the heart becomes more muscular, it becomes stiffer and therefore does not fill with as much blood and therefore pumps less blood out. So what tests tell us about the heart as a pump? Echocardiography – We can use ultrasound to visualize the heart and look at how well it pumps.
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