Prognostic Value of Dobutamine Stress Myocardial Contrast Perfusion Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Jeane Mike Tsutsui,
Abdou Elhendy,
James R. Anderson,
Feng Xie,
Anna C. McGrain,
Thomas R. Porter
Publication year - 2005
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/circulationaha.105.537134
Subject(s) - medicine , dobutamine , cardiology , ejection fraction , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , stress echocardiography , perfusion , myocardial perfusion imaging , heart failure , hemodynamics
Myocardial perfusion (MP) imaging with real-time contrast echocardiography (RTCE) improves the sensitivity of dobutamine stress echocardiography for detecting coronary artery disease. Its prognostic value is unknown. We sought to determine the value of MP and wall motion (WM) analysis during dobutamine stress echocardiography in predicting the outcome of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
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