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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection echocardiography
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: SCAD
Overview
Overview
Echocardiography is helpful in the assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities, chambers size, and diastolic function and monitoring of ventricular recovery after SCAD. Contrast and strain echocardiography may be useful for evaluation of underlying perfusion and myocardial dysfunction in SCAD.
Echocardiography
Echocardiography
- Echocardiography is helpful in the assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities, chamber size, and diastolic function and monitoring of ventricular recovery after SCAD.
- Contrast and strain echocardiography may be useful for evaluation of underlying perfusion and myocardial dysfunction in SCAD.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Tweet, Marysia S.; Gulati, Rajiv; Williamson, Eric E.; Vrtiska, Terri J.; Hayes, Sharonne N. (2016). “Multimodality Imaging for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Women”. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 9 (4): 436–450. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.01.009. ISSN 1936-878X.
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