TRANSESOPHAGEAL DOPPLER EVALUATION OF LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY-ARTERY ANGIOPLASTY

Authors
PARASKEVAIDIS IA TSIAPRAS DP KYRIAKIDES ZS KREMASTINOS DT
Citation
Ia. Paraskevaidis et al., TRANSESOPHAGEAL DOPPLER EVALUATION OF LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY-ARTERY ANGIOPLASTY, The American journal of cardiology, 80(7), 1997, pp. 947
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:7<947:TDEOLA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Transesophageal Doppler echocardiography call noninvasively evaluate t he functional results of left anterior descending coronary artery angi oplasty. Coronary-flow reserve assessed by this technique is significa ntly increased only in those patients with less severe residual stenos is as detected by intravascular ultrasound, thus allowing a noninvasiv e assessment of the results of left anterior coronary artery angioplas ty.