https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.03.003

‘‘Sound’’ Advice—Let’s ‘‘Stress’’ the
Importance of Prevention: Combining
Carotid Ultrasound and Stress
Echocardiography for Cardiovascular Risk
Assessment

In conclusion, assessment of plaque with a carotid US as a supplement to functional SE provides incremental improvement in risk prediction and can prove clinically useful (especially in patients with a
normal SE) to guide primary prevention. However, practical issues
related to exact timing of US and SE, training of echocardiographers,
and cost-effectiveness and coverage of the combined modalities will
be important determinants of whether this approach is adopted clinically for cardiovascular risk assessment.

REVIEW

Stress echocardiography using real-time three-dimensional imaging

Rafic F. Berbarie MD, Elie Dib MD, Masood Ahmad MD, FACC, FASE

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

With its ability to acquire the entire LV volume in a single beat,
RT-3D-SE offers substantial promise for becoming the reference
standard in the evaluation of patients with suspected CAD.

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