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An echocardiographic clue for ostial left main coronary artery stenosis.


ABSTRACT: Calcified nodules in human coronary arteries are usually focally distributed. Non-invasive imaging of coronary arteries by bedside emergency transthoracic echocardiography in adults is possible and may become a useful adjunct to other methods of coronary artery examination. Coronary artery stenosis can be identified as localized color aliasing and accelerated flow velocities. Complete visualization of individual ostial coronary segments might ease the demonstration of coronary stenosis by bedside transthoracic echocardiography. The left main coronary artery stenosis requires prompt emergency evaluation and treatment because emergency conditions have higher mortality rates. The authors wish to emphasize the usefulness of emergency bedside echo-Doppler for a prompt diagnosis and treatment of this life-threatening condition.

SUBMITTER: Ekizler FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485390 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An echocardiographic clue for ostial left main coronary artery stenosis.

Ekizler Firdevs Aysenur FA   Ozeke Ozcan O   Grbolar Adem A   Omurlu Kenan K   Golbasi Zehra Z   Tufekcioglu Omac O   Ilkay Erdogan E  

Indian heart journal 20170104 3


Calcified nodules in human coronary arteries are usually focally distributed. Non-invasive imaging of coronary arteries by bedside emergency transthoracic echocardiography in adults is possible and may become a useful adjunct to other methods of coronary artery examination. Coronary artery stenosis can be identified as localized color aliasing and accelerated flow velocities. Complete visualization of individual ostial coronary segments might ease the demonstration of coronary stenosis by bedsid  ...[more]

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