Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve - Prof. Iana Simova

Target Audience

• Cardiologists
• Cardiology residents
• Echocardiographers
• Technicians

Learning Objectives

This webinar is to inform and educate non-invasive and clinical cardiologists:

• How to evaluate coronary flow in different vascular territories non-invasively, with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
• How to evaluate coronary flow reserve (CFR)
• What is the clinical application of CFR measurement

Key references:

• Meimoun P., Tribouilloy C. Non-invasive assessment of coronary flow and coronary flow reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography: a magic tool for the real world. Eur J Echocardiogr 2008;9:449–457
• Dimitrow P.P. Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography – noninvasive diagnostic window for coronary flow reserve assessment. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2003;1:4
• Rigo F., Murer B., Ossena G., et al. Transthoracic echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries: tips, traps, and pitfalls. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008;6:7
• Rigo F. Coronary flow reserve in stress-echo lab. From pathophysiologic toy to diagnostic tool. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2005;3:8
• Sicari R, Nihoyannopoulos P, Evangelista A. et al. Stress echocardiography expert consensus statement. European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) (a registered branch of the ESC). Eur Heart J – CVI 2008;9:415-437
• Galderisi M, Rigo F, Gherardi S, et al. The impact of aging and atherosclerotic risk factors on transthoracic coronary flow reserve in subjects with normal coronary angiography. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2012;10:20

Other Components in this Moment