Table 3 TTE Tips and Tricks for the assessment of CAAs: 10-take home messages

1

Optimise patient position

2

Allocate sufficient time to identify the ostia of the left and right coronary arteries and potential course taken

3

Standardised and non-standardised views are required

4

Emphasis on the PSAX view, with angulation of the probe above the AV, modified sweeping movements and clockwise and anticlockwise probe rotation

5

Optimise the image (zoom, sector width, and gain)

6

Ensure transducer frequency is optimised for resolution

7

Utilise coronary pre-set if available on machine

8

Utilise colour flow mapping (reduce Nyquist limit to 30 cm/s)

9

Trace the coronary arteries to their origins using the cine/freeze function

10

Acknowledge correct identification of the coronary artery origins in the report, or conversely, highlight any uncertainty in your report if non-diagnostic images of coronary arteries