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A stress echocardiogram is a test done to assess how well the heart works under stress. The “stress” can be triggered by either exercise on a treadmill or a medicine called dobutamine. A dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE) may be used if you are unable to exercise.
stress echocardiography, including test protocols, standards for inter- pretation (including quantitative methods of assessment and applica- tion of strain rate imaging), appropriateness of testing, comparison
25 Ιουλ 2023 · Stress echocardiography plays an important role in identifying wall motion abnormalities in the assessment of ischemic heart disease. It is also used for evaluation of systolic and diastolic heart failure, valvular pathologies, nonischemic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, and congenital heart disease.
A dobutamine stress echocardiogram is a highly accurate way for healthcare providers to see how your heart reacts to stress. This test can give you answers about heart symptoms or let you know if your treatment plan is working.
15 Νοε 2019 · Pharmacologic stress testing (dobutamine or vasodilator) is an alternative modality for myocardial ischemia assessment when a patient is unable to exercise. DSE is also the most commonly used modality for myocardial viability assessment by stress echocardiography.
The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of fast (or atropine-potentiated) high-dose dipyridamole is identical to dobutamine stress echocardiography, as shown by this meta-analysis including five studies with 435 patients.
5 Απρ 2014 · A meta-analysis of 32 studies comparing stress echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging in a head-to-head fashion determined that stress echocardiography was the preferred method of testing for detection of proximal left main disease or triple vessel disease.
