title: Comparison of high-frequency two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography versus intravascular ultrasound for evaluation of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of high-frequency transthoracic echocardiography for measuring the wall thickness and luminal area of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Fifteen patients underwent simultaneous high-frequency transthoracic echocardiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) examinations. There were good agreements for wall thickness (0.38 +/- 0.05 vs 0.38 +/- 0.06 mm, p = 0.0004) and luminal area (3.24 +/- 1.05 vs 3.32 +/- 1.34 mm2, p <0.0001) between high-frequency transthoracic echocardiography and IVUS measurements. High-frequency transthoracic echocardiography was reliable in the measurement of the wall thickness and luminal area of the LAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan. nozo@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaura
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Neishi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*