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Does myocardial strain analysis by 4D-speckle tracking echocardiography predict severe coronary artery disease stenosis in patients with stable angina pectoris without regional wall motion abnormalities?
Does myocardial strain analysis by 4D-speckle tracking echocardiography predict severe coronary artery disease stenosis in patients with stable angina pectoris without regional wall motion abnormalities?
4D-speckle tracking echocardiography provides good sensitivity and specificity for detecting severe CAD in stable angina patients who lack regional wall motion abnormalities on standard echocardiography.
May support adjunctive 4D-STE in stable angina without RWMA; leaves open clinical adoption pending prospective validation.
The 4D-STE can aid in the assessment of severe CAD stenosis with good sensitivity and specificity in the patients with SAP without RWMA on traditional echocardiography.
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