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==Echocardiography/Ultrasound== | ==Echocardiography/Ultrasound== | ||
[[Transthoracic echocardiography]] ([[TTE]]) can be helpful for diagnosis the causes of acute [[chest pain]] such as acute [[aortic dissection]], [[pericardial effusion]], [[stress cardiomyopathy]], and [[ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]. In addition, [[TTE]] does provide information for patients with acute [[chest pain]] and suspected [[ACS]] about left and [[right ventricular function]] and [[regional wall motion abnormalities]]. [[Stress echocardiography]] can be used to define [[ischemia]] severity and for risk stratification purposes when ≥2 contiguous segments of [[wall motion abnormalities]] in [[coronary territories]] are visualized | * [[Transthoracic echocardiography]] ([[TTE]]) can be helpful for diagnosis the causes of acute [[chest pain]] such as acute [[aortic dissection]], [[pericardial effusion]], [[stress cardiomyopathy]], and [[ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]. | ||
* In addition, [[TTE]] does provide information for [[patients]] with acute [[chest pain]] and suspected [[ACS]] about left and [[right ventricular function]] and [[regional wall motion abnormalities]]. | |||
* [[Stress echocardiography]] can be used to define [[ischemia]] severity and for risk stratification purposes when ≥2 contiguous segments of [[wall motion abnormalities]] in [[coronary territories]] are visualized. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) can be helpful for diagnosis the causes of acute chest pain such as acute aortic dissection, pericardial effusion, stress cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In addition, TTE does provide information for patients with acute chest pain and suspected ACS about left and right ventricular function and regional wall motion abnormalities. Stress echocardiography can be used to define ischemia severity and for risk stratification purposes when ≥2 contiguous segments of wall motion abnormalities in coronary territories are visualized.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) can be helpful for diagnosis the causes of acute chest pain such as acute aortic dissection, pericardial effusion, stress cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- In addition, TTE does provide information for patients with acute chest pain and suspected ACS about left and right ventricular function and regional wall motion abnormalities.
- Stress echocardiography can be used to define ischemia severity and for risk stratification purposes when ≥2 contiguous segments of wall motion abnormalities in coronary territories are visualized.