Lower diastolic wall strain is associated with coronary revascularization in patients with stable angina.
Jaehuk ChoiMin-Kyung KangChaehoon HanSang Muk HwangSung Gu JungHan-Kyul KimKwang Jin ChunSeonghoon ChoiJung Rae ChoNamho LeePublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2017)
DWS, a simple parameter that can be calculated from routine 2D echocardiography, is inversely associated with the presence of coronary artery disease and the need for revascularization.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular events
- aortic stenosis
- clinical practice
- computed tomography
- coronary artery
- acute coronary syndrome
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- atrial fibrillation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement