Open AccessSymptoms, adverse effects, and complications associated with dobutamine stress echocardiography. Experience in 1118 patients.
Author(s) -
H Mertes,
Stephen G. Sawada,
Timothy A. Ryan,
Douglas S. Segar,
R. Kovacs,
Judy Foltz,
Harvey Feigenbaum
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.88.1.15
Subject(s) - medicine , dobutamine , coronary artery disease , chest pain , cardiology , myocardial infarction , angina , stress echocardiography , anesthesia , hemodynamics
The use of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the evaluation of coronary artery disease is rapidly expanding. New applications of the technique are being investigated in a wide variety of patients including those with advanced coronary artery disease. Despite its widespread use, the safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography has not been sufficiently documented.
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