Noninvasive Evaluation of Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 985-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoshan Zhang ◽  
Ya Yang ◽  
Zhi’an Li ◽  
Hongyan Ren ◽  
Jie Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Familial Hypercholesterolemia ◽  
Doppler Echocardiography ◽  
Coronary Flow ◽  
Noninvasive Evaluation ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve ◽  
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia ◽  
Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity

scholarly journals Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Assessment with Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iana Simova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Doppler Echocardiography ◽  
Coronary Flow ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Microvascular Dysfunction ◽  
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve ◽  
Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity ◽  
Atherosclerotic Burden

Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) reflects global coronary atherosclerotic burden, endothelial function and state of the microvasculature. It could be measured using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in a non-invasive, feasible, reliable and reproducible fashion, following a standardised protocol with different vasodilatory stimuli. CFVR measurement is a recommended complement to vasodilator stress echocardiography. It could serve as a diagnostic tool for coronary microvascular dysfunction and in the setting of epicardial coronary artery stenoses could help in identification and assessment of functional significance of coronary lesions and follow-up of patients after coronary interventions. CFVR has also a prognostic significance in different clinical situations.

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