Transesophageal Echocardiography - Dysphagia Risk in Acute Stroke (TEDRAS): a prospective, blind, randomized and controlled clinical trial.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dysphagia is common in acute stroke and leads to worse overall outcome. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is used in the diagnostic evaluation of stroke with regard to its etiology and is a known cause of postoperative dysphagia in cardiac surgery. The prevalence of dysphagia in acute stroke patients undergoing TEE remains unknown. The aim of the Transesophageal Echocardiography - Dysphagia Risk in Acute Stroke (TEDRAS) study was to assess the influence of TEE on swallowing among patients who have experienced acute stroke. METHODS The TEDRAS study was a prospective, blind, randomized, controlled trial that included two groups of patients with acute stroke. Simple…