Key result
Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of the coronary artery during routine or stress echocardiography provides additive prognostic information for identifying patients at high risk of adverse cardiac events.
Why the study?
Many individuals with coronary artery disease lack specific symptoms, creating a need for accurate, non-invasive, safe screening methods to assess prognosis during routine examinations.
Does the addition of coronary artery Doppler to routine or stress echocardiography improve prognostic assessment in patients with coronary artery disease?
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Supports adding coronary flow assessment to echocardiography for incremental CAD prognosis; leaves open prospective outcome validation.
Does the addition of coronary artery Doppler to routine or stress echocardiography improve prognostic assessment in patients with coronary artery disease?
Adding coronary artery Doppler to routine or stress echocardiography can provide incremental prognostic value for identifying patients at high risk of adverse cardiac events without the burden of radiation.
Zagatina et al. (2021) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of the coronary artery vs. Routine echocardiography or stress tests based only on regional wall motion abnormalities was evaluated on Prognosis and adverse cardiac events. Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of the coronary artery during routine or stress echocardiography provides additive prognostic information for identifying patients at high risk of adverse cardiac events.
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