Coronary Reserve in Takayasu's Arteritis: Transesophageal Echocardiographic Analysis
| Autor: | Pedro Reyes, Candace Keirns, Nydia Avila Vanzzini, José Miguel Casanova, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta, María Elena Soto, Lucas Bauk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Takayasu's arteritis Coronary flow reserve Transesophageal echocardiogram medicine.disease Coronary arteries Angina Dipyridamole medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine medicine Cardiology Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging cardiovascular diseases Arteritis Radiology Transthoracic echocardiogram Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Echocardiography. 22:593-598 |
| ISSN: | 1540-8175 0742-2822 |
| Popis: | Background: The incidence of coronary arteries lesion in Takayasu's arteritis varies from 9% to 10% and is usually discovered at autopsy. Recent studies have demonstrated the value of echocardiography in noninvasive detection of significant coronary stenosis. Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate coronary reserve in 15 patients with Takayasu's arteritis using contrast transesophageal echocardiography (Optison). Methods: Transesophageal echocardiogram under basal conditions and in the hyperemic phase with dipyridamole challenge, myocardial perfusion studies and coronary angiography were performed on all patients. Seventy-three percent of them had histories of systemic hypertension, and the most frequent cardiovascular symptoms were shortness of breath (80%), headache (46%), angina (40%), and dizziness (33%). Results: The transthoracic echocardiogram showed left ventricular systolic dysfunction in 6% and diastolic dysfunction in 53%. Aortic regurgitation was found in 67% of the patients, and 60% had mitral and/or tricuspid regurgitation. Coronary reserve was diminished in 3 patients with significant coronary lesions and in 2 patients with coronary dilation (33%). In the 3 patients with obstructive lesions and diminished coronary reserve, reversible perfusion defects were found with thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography. One patient with coronary dilation had normal perfusion, while the other demonstrated reversible and irreversible perfusion defects. One patient without coronary lesions and with normal coronary reserve had an irreversible fibrotic changes and the other reversible defects due to abnormal microcirculation. Conclusions: Transesophageal echocardiography is a feasible and promising technique for assessing coronary reserve in patients with Takayasu's arteritis. |
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