Impact of coronary revascularization on coronary flow capacity measured by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in patients with chronic coronary syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Coronary flow capacity (CFC) integrates quantitative assessment of hyperemic myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve. We aimed to evaluate the effect of elective percutaneous coronary revascularization (PCI) on CFC using serial stress transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (STDE). Overall, 148 stable patients underwent STDE of the left anterior descending arteries (LAD), before and after elective PCI. Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) was measured using basal and hyperemic diastolic peak velocity (hDPV). Vessels were classified into four CFC categories: severely, moderately, or mildly reduced CFC, and normal flow. Changes in hDPV and CFC status post-PCI, as well as predictors of hDPV increase, were assessed. Despite improvements in fractional flow reserve (FFR) in all cases, 31

SUBMITTER: Ueno H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11570670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature