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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
The measurement of collateral flow reserve (CFR; the hyperemic/baseline collateral flow velocity ratio) in patients with chronic total coronary occlusion requires invasive and expensive techniques. Noninvasive transthoracic coronary Doppler echocardiography may be an alternative option. Fifty-one patients with chronic total coronary occlusion were evaluated by transthoracic coronary Doppler echocardiography and venous adenosine infusion to measure CFR in occluded coronary arteries (the left anterior descending artery in 44 patients and the artery supplying the posterior descending artery in 7 patients). CFR data were plotted against 3 angiographic parameters: (1) grade of the epicardial filling of the occluded artery (1=absent, 2=partial, 3=complete), (2) stenosis of the donor artery, and (3) the extent of coronary artery disease (vessels with >or=70% stenosis). Collateral flow was maintained at stress in 34 patients (CFR>or=1, range 1.0 to 2.2) but was withdrawn in 17 patients (CFR<1, range 0.25 to 0.90). CFR increased with the degree of angiographic collateral flow (grade 1: 0.73+/-0.29; grade 2: 1.16+/-0.31; grade 3: 1.34+/-0.49; F=5.31, p=0.008). A multivariate model of CFR prediction showed a direct relation with angiographic collateral grade and the number of diseased vessels and an inverse relation with stenosis of the donor artery. In conclusion, CFR measurement is feasible by transthoracic coronary Doppler echocardiography. One third of the patients with chronic total coronary occlusion had collateral flow withdrawal at stress, which occurs when collateral circulation is poor and when the donor artery is stenotic. CFR correlates with angiographic collateral grade and with the extent of coronary artery disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Adenosine, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Collateral Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Coronary Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Coronary Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Coronary Stenosis, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Coronary Vessels, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Echocardiography, Doppler, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Infusions, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:16828592-Vasodilator Agents
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional assessment of the collateral-dependent circulation in chronic total coronary occlusion using transthoracic Doppler ultrasound and venous adenosine infusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. francesco.pizzuto@uniroma1.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study