Additional roles of diastolic parameters in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease

This study was performed to determine the relationships among these four parameters and obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods The study data were obtained from a nation-wide registry, composed of 1307 patients (age, 60.4 ± 10.8 years; 964 women) with normal LV ejection fraction (LVEF) who underwent invasive coronary angiography in the suspicion of CAD. Septal e´, E/e´, LA dimension (LAd), and TR velocity were assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. Results Compared with patients without obstructive CAD, those with obstructive CAD showed changes in diastolic parameters indicating more progressed LV diastolic dysfunction in univariate analyses. In multiple logistic regression analysis, low septal e´ velocity (
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - Category: Cardiology Tags: Diagnosis of CAD Source Type: research