title: Coronary steal detected by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.
abstract: 'Coronary steal' is frequently observed in the recipient artery supplied from collaterals. Coronary steal during stress may have an adverse effect on myocardial function even in a 'well-collateralized' territory. We experienced one case with functional occlusion in which the coronary steal phenomenon was demonstrated non-invasively using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. The non-invasive assessment of coronary flow measurement might allow us to obtain useful information for understanding the pathophysiology of coronary steal.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Integrated Medicine and Informatics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. sininaba@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Katsuji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: Kousei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogimoto
authors.forename: Jitsuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okayama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male