Development of a user-friendly database for combined assessment of doppler coronary flow reserve and wall motion abnormalities

The evaluation of coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), together with the assessment of regional wall motion by 2D-echocardiography, represents a new noninvasive tool potentially indicated in detecting middistal coronary stenosis or microcirculation pathologies. To facilitate data management in a cardiology department, both for clinical and research purposes, we developed a database able to integrate echo-Doppler exam, ECG evaluation and patient clinical history. The Database was built on SQL regulations in Access environment. Moreover, up to 4 images or movies for each patient can be included in the database. Useful criteria based on the patient population characteristics, examined artery, CFVR value, pathology, wall motion abnormality and ECG results, have been implemented to facilitate data retrieval for research and clinical purposes. Results of the research are made available in Excel format for further statistical analysis.