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Rami N. Khouzam Author

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Subjects of specialization
Morbid obesity; , Technology;, Diagnostic; , Therapeutic; , Limitations

Affiliation
"Rami Khouzam, MD Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 6283 Common Oaks Crt # 106, Memphis, TN 38120, USA"

Biography

"Rami Khouzam, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 6283 Common Oaks Crt # 106, Memphis, TN 38120, USA"
Obese Patients: The Most Prone to Heart Disease, Yet the Least Benefiting from Cardiac Imaging and Treatment Technology.

Publications

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Spontaneous Echo Contrast as a Risk Factor for Cerebrovascular Accident

Author(s):

Rami N. Khouzam and Fahed Al Darazi

Spontaneous Echo Contrast as a Risk Factor for Cerebrovascular Accident

Embolic stroke accounts for 20% of ischemic stroke. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) comes third as risk factor for stroke. Dense left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LA SEC) has been shown to be an independent predictor of cerebral embolism in non-valvular AFib. We present an elderly patient with stroke in the left middle cerebral artery territory who was found to have LA SEC as dense as agitated saline on view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000132

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