Coronary Artery Disease, Dysrhythmia and Ultrasound

The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Echocardiography – We can use ultrasound to visualize the heart and look at how well it pumps. The best way to know if there is plaque in the heart arteries is by a test called CTCA (CT coronary angiography). This is termed as diastolic dysfunction. So what tests tell us about the heart as a pump?

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Smith comment: This patient did not have a bedside ultrasound. Had one been done, it would have shown a feature that is apparent on this ultrasound (however, this patient's LV function would not be as good as in this clip): This is recorded with the LV on the right. In fact, bedside ultrasound might even find severe aortic stenosis.

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Cardiovascular Update

The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

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