Thoracic aortic plaques, transoesophageal echocardiography and coronary artery disease

Sekoranja, Lucka; Vuille, Cédric; Bianchi-Demicheli, Francesco; Dorsaz, Pierre-André; Kalangos, Afksendiyos; Trindade, Pedro T; Lerch, René

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English

Thoracic aortic plaques, transoesophageal echocardiography and coronary artery disease

ContributorsSekoranja, Lucka; Vuille, Cédric; Bianchi-Demicheli, Francesco; Dorsaz, Pierre-André; Kalangos, Afksendiyos; Trindade, Pedro T; Lerch, René

Published inSchweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, vol. 134, no. 5-6, p. 75-78

Publication date2004

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess whether the detection of atherosclerotic aortic plaques by transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) could be used as a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), relying on their number, cross-sectional surface, depth and localisation.

Keywords

Aged
Aorta, Thoracic/ultrasonography
Aortic Diseases/radiography/ultrasonography
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease/radiography/ultrasonography
Coronary Disease/radiography/ultrasonography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity

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Research groups

Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire (105)

Citation (ISO format)

SEKORANJA, Lucka et al. Thoracic aortic plaques, transoesophageal echocardiography and coronary artery disease. In: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 2004, vol. 134, n° 5-6, p. 75–78.

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PID : unige:42134
PMID : 15113055

Journal ISSN0036-7672

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Thoracic aortic plaques, transoesophageal echocardiography and coronary artery disease

The purpose of this study was to assess whether the detection of atherosclerotic aortic plaques by transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) could be used as a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), relying on their number, cross-sectional surface, depth and localisation.

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