Usefulness of carotid ultrasonography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing exercise echocardiography

Usefulness of carotid ultrasonography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing exercise echocardiography

Abstract Background Relationship between carotid and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing invasive and non-invasive test is unclear. The aim of the study is to evaluate whether carotid disease is associated with CAD in patients submitted to exercise echocardiography (EE) and if it im...

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Main Authors: Raúl Franco-Gutiérrez, Alberto José Pérez-Pérez, Virginia Franco-Gutiérrez, Ana María Testa-Fernández, Rafael Carlos Vidal-Pérez, Manuel Lorenzo López-Reboiro, Víctor Manuel Puebla-Rojo, Melisa Santás-Álvarez, María Generosa Crespo-Leiro, Carlos González-Juanatey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
Stress echocardiography
Exercise test
Carotid artery disease
Coronary artery disease
Area under curve
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-018-0143-x

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