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The Value of β‐Blockers Administration during Recovery Phase of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: A Review
Author(s) -
Nguyen James,
Juneman Elizabeth,
Movahed Mohammad Reza
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12201
Subject(s) - dobutamine , coronary artery disease , medicine , cardiology , ischemia , myocardial ischemia , stress echocardiography , hemodynamics
Dobutamine stress echocardiography ( DSE ) is a successful technique for detection of ischemia in patients with suspected coronary artery disease ( CAD ). There are some data that administration of β‐blocker after peak infusion of dobutamine can improve sensitivity. The goal of this manuscript is to review the current literature in regard to the mechanism and accuracy of post–dobutamine β‐blocker administration for ischemia detection. In this review, we present 2 case reports followed by detailed review of the literature.