Erschienen in:
27.08.2016 | Case image in cardiovascular ultrasound
Direct measurement of coronary flow during a vasospastic angina attack by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
verfasst von:
Shun Nishino, Nozomi Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakama, Tatsuro Takei, Keiichi Ashikaga, Nehiro Kuriyama, Yoshisato Shibata
Erschienen in:
Journal of Echocardiography
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Excerpt
Vasospastic angina is a type of angina caused by coronary artery spasm. Hyperventilation is a well-known stimulus for coronary vasospasm as well as exposure to cold and smoking [
1,
2]. Direct measurement of coronary flow using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography can provide important coronary physiological information [
3,
4]. …