Key result
Screening transthoracic echocardiogram successfully identified the right and left coronary artery ostia in 98% of athletes, and the proximal course in 82% and 81%, respectively.
Why the study?
Does screening TTE reliably determine the origin and proximal course of coronary arteries in intercollegiate athletes?
Observational (n=146)
No
Does screening TTE reliably determine the origin and proximal course of coronary arteries in intercollegiate athletes?
Screening TTE can reliably visualize the origin and proximal course of coronary arteries in the vast majority of intercollegiate athletes, supporting its inclusion in screening protocols to detect congenital anomalies.
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TTE visualizes coronary ostia in most athletes; leaves open its value for routine anomaly screening.
Hoyt et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Coronary artery anomalies (n=146). Screening transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) was evaluated on Observation of the right and left coronary artery ostia. Screening transthoracic echocardiogram successfully identified the right and left coronary artery ostia in 98% of athletes, and the proximal course in 82% and 81%, respectively.
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