Why the study?
Does transthoracic Doppler-determined coronary flow reserve accurately predict the presence of coronary artery disease compared to coronary angiography in patients with chest pain?
Population
100 patients with chest pain
Comparison
Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to… vs Coronary angiography
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1 to 3 days (interval between TTDE and angiography)
Authors
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Supports transthoracic Doppler CFR as non-invasive CAD screen in chest pain; leaves open prospective validation against angiography.
Does transthoracic Doppler-determined coronary flow reserve accurately predict the presence of coronary artery disease compared to coronary angiography in patients with chest pain?
Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography measurement of coronary flow reserve is a feasible and accurate non-invasive tool for screening patients with chest pain for coronary artery disease.
Kataoka et al. (2007) studied this question.
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