Value of coronary reserve flow measurement by transthoracic echocardiography
Meimoun, P.; Tribouilloy, C.
Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux 98(Special Issue 3): 29-34
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9683 PMID: 16007830 Document Number: 592395
The measurement of coronary reserve flow by transthoracic echocardiography of the left anterior descending and the posterior interventricular artery is a new non-invasive reproducible and attractive method which can be performed at the bedside with the proviso of a specific learning curve. The potential value is great: detection of significant (> 70%) coronary stenosis, coronary occlusion, post-angioplasty follow-up, evaluation of intermediate stenoses, coupling with stress echo, reperfusion studies, no reflow detection, post-infarction viability, coronary bypass patency and studies of microcirculation.