Abstract
Non-invasive evaluation of the proximal left coronary artery can be obtained by two-dimensional echocardiography [1–6]. Even if the feasibility of this kind of evaluation has been demonstrated, its clinical application has not yet obtained wide acceptance because of some difficulties that considerably hamper echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries. First of all, review¬ing and evaluation of real time 2D Echo images of the coronaries is troublesome because of the cyclic movement of the heart that does not allow con¬tinuous monitoring of a tubular structure as small as the coronary artery; furthermore, the quality of echocardiographic images is very often poor and, therefore, does not allow accurate definition of the coronary boundaries.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Presti CF, Feigenbaum H, Armstrong WF, Ryan T, Dillon JC (1987) Digital two-dimensional echocardiographic imaging of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. Am J Cardiol 60: 1254–1259.
Rink LD, Feigenbaum H, Godley RW, Weyman AE, Dillon JC, Phillips JF, Marshall JE (1982) Echocardiographic detection of left main artery obstruction. Circulation 65: 719–724.
Rogers EW, Feigenbaum H, Weyman AE, Godley, Vakili ST (1980) Evaluation of left coronary artery anatomy in vitro by cross-sectional echocardiography. Circulation 62: 782–787.
Rogers EW, Feigenbaum H, Weyman AE, Godley, Johnston KW, Eggleton RC (1980) Possible detection of atherosclerotic coronary calcification by two-dimensional echocardiography. Circulation 62: 1046–1053.
Ryan T, Armstrong WF, Feigenbaum H (1986) Prospective evaluation of the left main coronary artery using digital two-dimensional echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 7: 807–812.
Douglas PS, Fiolkoski J, Berko B, Reichek N (1988) Echocardiographic visualization of coronary artery anatomy in the adult. J Am Coll Cardiol 11: 565–571.
Iliceto S, Memmola C, De Martino G, Piccinni G, Rizzon P (1989) Visualization of the coronary artery during transesophageal echocardiography, in: Erbel R, Khanderia BJ, Brennecke R, Seward JB, Meyer J, Tajik AJ (eds), Transesophageal Echocardiography, pp 86–98. Springer, Berlin, New York.
Iliceto S, Memmola C, Marangelli V, Rizzon P (1989) Evaluation of coronary blood flow by transesophageal echo-DopplerCirculation (suppl 2) 80 (4): 338.
Iliceto S, Memmola C, Marangelli V, Rizzon P (1989) Evaluation of coronary blood flow by transesophageal echo-Doppler. Circulation (suppl 2) 80 (4): 338.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Iliceto, S., Memmola, C., De Martino, G., Marangelli, V., Caiati, C., Rizzon, P. (1991). Evaluation of proximal left coronary artery anatomy and blood flow using digital transesophageal echocardiography. In: Iliceto, S., Rizzon, P., Roelandt, J.R.T.C. (eds) Ultrasound in Coronary Artery Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 113. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0611-2_23
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0611-2_23
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-6762-1
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-0611-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive