Abstract:Objective To analyze the diagnostic efficacy of cardiac contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with D-dimer (D-D) and high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT) for coronary heart disease (CHD) and their correlation with coronary artery disease severity.Methods Ninety-eight CHD patients admitted between January 2022 and December 2023 comprised the observation group; seventy-two patients with suspected CHD but excluded by coronary angiography during the same period served as controls. All underwent cardiac CEUS on admission day. Serum hs-cTnT was measured by magnetic particle chemiluminescence immunoassay; D-D was detected via double-antibody sandwich immunoassay. Baseline characteristics were compared. Multivariable analysis identified CHD risk factors. The diagnostic value of biomarkers was evaluated using ROC curves. Coronary disease severity was assessed by Censini score and stratified: mild group (< 25 points, n = 26), moderate group (25-49 points, n = 53), severe group (≥ 50 points, n = 19). D-D, hs-cTnT levels, CEUS quantitative parameters, and their correlations were compared across stenosis severity groups.Results Observation group exhibited higher BNP levels than controls (P < 0.05). Lower CEUS quantitative parameters [peak microbubble intensity (A value) and wash-in rate (β value) ] but elevated D-D and hs-cTnT levels were observed versus controls (P < 0.05). Multivariable logistic regression showed high A value [O^R = 0.406 (95% CI: 0.287, 0.573) ] and β value [O^R = 0.006 (95% CI:0.001, 0.050) ] were protective factors, while elevated D-D [O^R = 7.305 (95% CI:2.758, 19.352) ], hs-cTnT [O^R = 8.118 (95% CI: 3.502, 18.817) ], and BNP [O^R = 1.016 (95% CI: 1.009, 1.024) ] were risk factors (all P < 0.05). ROC analysis demonstrated diagnostic sensitivities: A value = 61.2% (95% CI:0.538, 0.694), β value = 74.5% (95% CI: 0.663, 0.851), D-D = 63.3% (95% CI: 0.539, 0.718), hs-cTnT = 71.4% (95% CI: 0.634, 0.825), combined = 89.8% (95% CI: 0.803, 0.980); specificities: A value = 61.1% (95% CI: 0.524, 0.709), β value = 58.3% (95% CI: 0.509, 0.694), D-D = 62.5% (95% CI: 0.537, 0.739), hs-cTnT = 61.1% (95% CI: 0.525, 0.734), combined = 87.5% (95% CI: 0.791,0.965). Combined markers yielded AUC = 0.878 (95% CI: 0.826, 0.930). Significant differences existed in A value, β value, D-D, and hs-cTnT levels across stenosis severity groups (P < 0.05). Coronary stenosis severity positively correlated with D-D and hs-cTnT levels but negatively correlated with A and β values (P < 0.05).Conclusions Combined CEUS quantitative parameters (A value, β value), D-D, and hs-cTnT demonstrate high diagnostic value for CHD. Coronary stenosis severity correlates positively with D-D/hs-cTnT levels and negatively with CEUS parameters.