Echocardiography during attack of angina pectoris

Area of Science:

• Cardiology
• Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

• Angina pectoris is characterized by chest pain due to myocardial ischemia.
• Echocardiography is a key tool for assessing cardiac function.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the echocardiographic findings during angina pectoris attacks.
• To determine the relationship between angina pain, left ventricular function, and myocardial ischemia.

Main Methods:

• Echocardiographic examination of two patients during an angina pectoris attack.
• Comparison of echocardiograms during pain versus pain-free states.

Main Results:

• Segmental left ventricular asynergy was observed during angina pain in both patients.
• Echocardiographic findings normalized after angina pain subsided.
• Myocardial ischemia was identified as the common cause of angina and asynergy.

Conclusions:

• Angina pectoris and left ventricular asynergy occur simultaneously due to myocardial ischemia.
• Echocardiographically detected wall motion abnormalities during angina are reversible.
• Two-dimensional echocardiography can rapidly detect left ventricular asynergy in myocardial infarction.