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山口医学 Volume 30 Issue 2
published_at 1981-06

Prediction of thr Location of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Lesions by Anterior and Esophageal Echocaediograohy

前胸壁および食道内心エコー図による左冠動脈前下行枝病変部位の予測
Descriptions
In order to evaluate the ability of the echocardiogram to detect and localize left main or left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery lesions, 11 normal subjects and 30 patients (pts) with LAD lesions were studied using conventional anterior echocardiography and newly developed esophageal echocardiography. The location of LAD lesions, proximal (20 pts : Prox-group) or distal (10 pts