Tiago Borges Author

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Echocardiographic Akinetic Areas As A Predictor Of Coronary Artery Disease In Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Retrospective Study

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Tiago Borges, Filipa Silva, Ana Ribeiro, Raquel Mesquita, João Carlos Silva, Pedro Almeida and Paulo Bettencourt

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Current practice guidelines suggest that coronary angiography (CA) should be considered in patients with HFrEF without angina. Since echocardiography is a low cost, noninvasive, widely available imaging method we aimed to determine the association of regional wall motility anomalies with the presence and severity of CAD. Methods: We retrospectively identified consecutive patients submitted to coronary angiography in a Heart Failure (HF) clinic and with a technically satisfactory 2D echocardiography study. Patients with preserved ejection fraction and those reporting angina, with known CAD or submitted to coronary angiography for other purposes, were excluded. Demographic... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000288

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