Real-time assessment of myocardial perfusion during balloon angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery

Real‐time perfusion adenosine stress echocardiography versus myocardial perfusion adenosine scintigraphy for the detection of myocardial ischaemia in patients with stable coronary artery disease

“…These might not be detected by SPECT due to the lower spatial resolution of this method (Main et al 2003;Mor-Avi et al 2001;Olszowska et al 2003;Sieswerda et al 2003). Thus, although it cannot be concluded from the results of the present study that RTP-ASE is more sensitive in detecting ischemia compared to SPECT, the possibility should be considered.…”

“…Earlier studies have shown promising but variable results for the detection of myocardial ischemia with RTP-ASE compared to SPECT, and also varying fractions of interpretable segments in the study population (Main et al 2003;Mor-Avi et al 2001;Olszowska et al 2003;Sieswerda et al 2003). This may be due to the fact that RTP is a quite new technique and that echocardiographers still are learning how to use the technique properly.…”

“…Earlier studies have shown promising but variable results for the detection of myocardial ischaemia with RTP‐ASE compared to SPECT, and also varying fractions of interpretable segments in the study population (Mor‐Avi et al. , 2001; Main et al. , 2003; Olszowska et al.…”

“…Early studies with RTP have shown promising results for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion (Main et al 2003;Mor-Avi et al 2001;Olszowska et al 2003;Sieswerda et al 2003). However, there is limited clinical data on the accuracy of RTP-ASE for the detection of myocardial ischemia in unselected patient groups.…”

“…Early studies with RTP have shown promising results for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion (Mor‐Avi et al. , 2001; Main et al. , 2003; Olszowska et al.…”