Role of Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography in Patients With a Proximal Left Coronary Artery Lesion That Cannot be Diagnosed by Computed Tomography Angiography

The diagnosis of lesions with severe calcium or in-stent stenosis using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is still difficult. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) in patients with suspected angina pectoris, who had a...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2013-10, Vol.112 (7), p.938-942
Main Authors: Higashi, Haruhiko, MD, Okayama, Hideki, MD, Saito, Makoto, MD, Morioka, Hiroe, MD, Aono, Jun, MD, Yoshii, Toyofumi, MD, Sumimoto, Takumi, MD, Hiasa, Go, MD, Nishimura, Kazuhisa, MD, Inoue, Katsuji, MD, Ogimoto, Akiyoshi, MD, Higaki, Jitsuo, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angina pectoris
Angina Pectoris - diagnostic imaging
Blood Flow Velocity
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Cohort Studies
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Coronary vessels
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The diagnosis of lesions with severe calcium or in-stent stenosis using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is still difficult. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) in patients with suspected angina pectoris, who had a proximal left coronary artery (LCA) site that could not be evaluated by CCTA. Fifty-eight patients were evaluated. The proximal LCA was defined as the left main coronary artery and proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. All patients underwent TTDE and had coronary angiography performed as a reference method. We measured the proximal left coronary flow velocity (CFV) by both color and pulse Doppler methods. Proximal coronary flow was detected in 45 (78%) of 58 patients. CFVs measured by both methods were significantly greater in the group with severe stenosis (percent diameter stenosis >70%) than in the groups with moderate stenosis (percent diameter stenosis 40% to 70%) or without stenosis (color Doppler: 148 ± 42 cm/s, 89 ± 40 cm/s, and 41 ± 22 cm/s, respectively, p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.05.023