[Visualization of the left coronary artery with two-dimensional echocardiography (author's transl)].
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography of the left coronary artery (LCA). This vessel could be visualized in about 80% of the patients, and its pathological features (stenosis, density, irregularities) are described. The first prospective studies seem to have demonstrated the high predictive value of this method for LCA lesions (75%). Two-dimensional echocardiography deserves to be more widely used for non-invasive exploration of patients with coronary disease.
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014054:Tomography / Q000379:methods
Visualisation du tronc coronaire gauche par échocardiographie bidimensionnelle.