Coronary Flow Reserve Assessed by Transesophageal Echocardiography Identifies Early Restenosis of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Angioplasty

Although an increase in diastolic coronary flow velocity can be detected by transesophageal echocardiography 72 hours after both successful and unsuccessful left anterior coronary artery angioplasty, a significant improvement in coronary flow reserve is observed only in patients with a successful pr...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 1997-03, Vol.79 (6), p.803-807
Main Authors: Paraskevaidis, Ioannis A, Katritsis, Demosthenes G, Tsiapras, Dimitrios P, Kyriakides, Zenon S, Korovesis, Socrates T, Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angina pectoris
Angioplasty
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Flow Velocity
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary artery
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease - physiopathology
Coronary Disease - therapy
Coronary vessels
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Dissection
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal - statistics & numerical data
Electrocardiography
Female
Hibernation
Humans
Ischemia
Male
Medical imaging
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Ratios
Recurrence
Restenosis
Stents
Time Factors
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Summary:Although an increase in diastolic coronary flow velocity can be detected by transesophageal echocardiography 72 hours after both successful and unsuccessful left anterior coronary artery angioplasty, a significant improvement in coronary flow reserve is observed only in patients with a successful procedure. Transesophageal echocardiography-derived coronary flow reserve can identify early restenosis and thus serve as an index of the outcome of the procedure.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00876-4