Open AccessPotential of Carotid Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Jacek Nowak,
Tage Nilsson,
Christer Sylvén,
Tomas Jogestrand
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.2.439
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , cardiology , chest pain , carotid ultrasonography , receiver operating characteristic , stenosis , st depression , ultrasound , common carotid artery , radiology , carotid arteries , st segment , myocardial infarction
Carotid artery atherosclerosis has been shown to correlate with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study evaluates the capacity of duplex ultrasonography of the carotid arteries as a tool in the diagnosis of CAD in comparison with exercise stress test and variance ECG.
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