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  • Title: [Usefulness of coronary flow velocity measurement by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in patients with acute coronary syndrome].
    Author: Takei Y, Tanaka N, Takazawa K, Yamashina A.
    Journal: J Cardiol; 2003 Feb; 41(2):63-71. PubMed ID: 12649924.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the usefulness of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) flow measured by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) in patients with acute coronary syndrome. METHODS: Thirty consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome in the LAD territory and unstable angina or non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction required decisions on the need for emergency coronary angiography. The diastolic peak flow velocity was measured in the distal segment of the LAD under guidance of color Doppler echocardiography in the emergency room. If LAD flow was not detected within 10 min, the coronary flow was judged as under the detection limit. The results of TTDE were compared with the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade of LAD determined by coronary angiography, which was performed within 1 week (mean 2.5 +/- 1.5 days) in all patients. RESULTS: Coronary flow was not detected by TTDE in six patients who had TIMI grade 1 or 0. The diastolic peak flow velocity in 19 patients with TIMI 3 was higher than that in 5 patients with TIMI 2 (20.1 +/- 4.1 vs 10.9 +/- 2.3 cm/sec, p = 0.0001). A diastolic peak flow velocity of 14 cm/sec was the optimal cut-off value for the prediction of TIMI 3, with a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 100%. CONCLUSIONS: Coronary flow velocity measured by TTDE closely reflected the TIMI grade. Coronary flow measurement by TTDE is useful to decide the treatment strategy for patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency room.
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