Transthoracic Doppler for detection of stenoses in the three main coronary arteries by use of stenotic to prestenotic velocity ratio and aliased coronary flow

Conclusions
Findings of pSPVR ≥2.0 or localized colour flow aliasing are useful in the non-invasive diagnosis of significant coronary disease in the three main coronary arteries, with high specificity for detecting significant stenoses. These findings showed high sensitivity for identifying significant stenoses in the LM and LAD, but showed lower ability to detect those lesions in the Cx and RCA.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - November 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Holte, E., Vegsundvag, J., Hegbom, K., Hole, T., Wiseth, R. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research