Usability of Achilles tendon strain elastography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Ayşe Selcan KoçBurcak Cakir PekozYurdaer DonmezSimge YasarMustafa ArdicFeride Fatma GorguluYahya Kemal IcenHilmi Erdem SumbulMevlut Koc

Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (2019)

AT-SR is a simple, inexpensive, noninvasive, reproducible, and objective parameter for the prediction of CAD. We think that AT-SR evaluation should become a part of conventional USG assessments in patients who are at a high risk of CAD.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
percutaneous coronary intervention
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
coronary artery bypass grafting
heart failure
health information
atrial fibrillation
liver fibrosis