Open AccessDobutamine stress echocardiographyin distinguishing ischemic from nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Vladimir Miloradović,
Violeta Irić-Ćupić,
Aleksandar D. Popović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0512541m
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , dobutamine , dilated cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , hemodynamics
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography for detection of coronary artery disease in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Detection of regional wall motion abnormalities at rest does not reliably distinguish ischemic from nonischemic cardiomyopathy.