title: Three dimensional myocardial deformation and diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease.
abstract: To date, only one third of patients, with stable angina, undergoing coronary angiography demonstrated obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Thus, identifying high sensitivity and specificity, low-cost, non invasive tests is crucial. Here we present the case of a patient, at a high risk of CAD, undergoing coronary angiography because of positive exercise test and stress imaging results, with non obstructive coronary artery disease at angiography, confirmed by FFR. Interestingly, 3D speckle tracking, performed before angiography, assessed normal left ventricle deformation, predicting the absence of severe coronary artery lesions.
authors: Department of Translational Medical Sciences - Federico II University;
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Parisi
authors: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences-Federico II University;
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Galasso
authors: Department of Cardiology, AOU "Maggiore Della Carità", Novara.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Pastore
authors: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences-Federico II University;
authors: S
authors: S
authors: De Luca
authors: Department of Translational Medical Sciences - Federico II University;
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Allocca
authors: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences-Federico II University;
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Capuano
authors: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences-Federico II University;
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Trimarco
authors: Department of Translational Medical Sciences - Federico II University;
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Ferrara
keywords: Coronary Artery Disease; Echocardiography; Ischemic Heart Disease; Three Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography