Patient's question:
My uncle has heart problems, and we are worried whether he might have coronary heart disease. Can a color Doppler echocardiogram detect coronary heart disease?Doctor's answer:
The so-called coronary heart disease is mainly caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, leading to vessel stenosis and resulting in myocardial ischemia. For the diagnosis of this condition, coronary angiography and intravascular imaging are the "gold standards." Echocardiography is merely a preliminary examination with little clinical significance. Therefore, for this condition, you can consult with the cardiology department in your local hospital for further evaluation.