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Anatomic Localization of Atherosclerotic Lesions by Hemodynamic Tests
Nancy C. Reidy, RN;
Raphael Walden, MD;
William A. Abbott, MD;
Alan J. Greenfield, MD;
Gilbert L'Italien;
Joseph Megerman, PhD
Arch Surg. 1981;116(8):1041-1044.
Abstract
• Use of noninvasive tests to assess the severity of lowerextremity occlusive lesions is generally accepted. To evaluate the effectiveness of noninvasive vascular-laboratory tests in locating atherosclerotic lesions, the results of hemodynamic studies in 100 patients were reviewed by both skilled observers and a vascular computer, and compared with angiograms. The results of the comparison suggest a remarkable sensitivity of the vascular-laboratory tests in locating significant arterial obstructions, and underscore that the great predictive value of a negative result gives the physician reliable information on the patency of a given arterial segment. Computer interpretation proved less accurate than that of the vascular-laboratory personnel.
(Arch Surg 1981;116:1041-1044)
Author Affiliations
From the General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 30, 1981.
Read at the seventh annual meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, Durham, NH, Sept 26, 1980.
Reprint requests to Vascular Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 (Ms Reidy).
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