CORONARY FLOW RESERVE ASSESSED BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IDENTIFIES EARLY RESTENOSIS OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY-ARTERY ANGIOPLASTY

Authors
PARASKEVAIDIS IA KATRITSIS DG TSIAPRAS DP KYRIAKIDES ZS KOROVESIS ST KREMASTINOS DT
Citation
Ia. Paraskevaidis et al., CORONARY FLOW RESERVE ASSESSED BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IDENTIFIES EARLY RESTENOSIS OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY-ARTERY ANGIOPLASTY, The American journal of cardiology, 79(6), 1997, pp. 803
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:6<803:CFRABT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Although an increase in diastolic coronary flow velocity can be detect ed by transesophageal echocardiography 72 hours after both successful and unsuccessful left anterior coronary artery angioplasty, a signific ant 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.