Research Articles On Echocardiography
Echocardiography is a valuable tool for the assessment of the cardiac structure and function in patients with
coronary artery disease. Regional wall motion abnormalities correlate well with the significant
stenosis of the coronary arteries; this becomes more evident during stress.
Echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique which provides
information regarding cardiac function and hemodynamics. It is the most frequently used
cardiovascular diagnostic test after electrocardiography and chest X-ray. However, in a patient with acute chest pain, Transthoracic
Echocardiography is essential both for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, zeroing on the evaluation of ventricular function and the presence of regional wall motion abnormalities, and for ruling out other etiologies of acute
chest pain or dyspnea, including aortic dissection and pericardial effusion.
Echocardiography is a versatile imaging modality for the management of patients with
chest pain and assessment of left ventricular systolic function, diastolic function, and even myocardial and coronary perfusion and is, therefore, useful in the diagnosis and triage of patients with acute
chest pain or dyspnea.
This review has focused on the current applications of
echocardiography in patients with
coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction.
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