Parthenakis F, Skalidis E, Simantirakis E, Kounali D, Vardas P, Nihoyannopoulos P
Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
Am J Cardiol. 1996 May 15;77(12):1118-21 SERIALS SUBS JAF. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00146-4.
Atherosclerotic lesions may be readily visualized in the thoracic aorta using transesophageal echocardiography. The absence of aortic plaque in the thoracic aorta rules out significant coronary artery obstruction whereas the existence of the former appears to be a sensitive and specific predictor of the latter.
使用经食管超声心动图可轻易观察到胸主动脉的动脉粥样硬化病变。胸主动脉无主动脉斑块可排除严重冠状动脉阻塞,而前者的存在似乎是后者的敏感且特异的预测指标。