A novel echocardiographic method for the prediction of coronary artery disease

Gunes Y., Tuncer M., Yıldırım M., Guentekin U., Gumrukcuoglu H. A., Sahin M.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.14, sa.9, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death and prevention and early detection of CAD are major goals of healthcare. Although ultrasound methods allow valid and repeatable detection of structure and function of cardiovascular system, a rapid ultrasonographic method for the prediction of CAD has not yet been defined.