Open AccessHead-to-head comparison of high-dose dobutamine stress-echocardiography and exercise testing in prognostic stratification of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Petar Otašević,
Zoran B. Popović,
Alja Vlahović,
Aleksandar N. Nešković
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0412390o
Subject(s) - medicine , dobutamine , ejection fraction , cardiology , dilated cardiomyopathy , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , stress echocardiography , coronary artery disease , hemodynamics
It is of the utmost importance to make an accurate assessment of prognosis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Both high-dose dobutamine stress-echocardiography and exercise testing have been used for prognostic stratification of these patients.