Quantification of the myocardial response to low-dose dobutamine using tissue Doppler echocardiographic measures of velocity and velocity gradient
J Gorcsan III, A Deswal, S Mankad… - The American journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Low-dose dobutamine echocardiography has been clinically useful in myocardial viability
studies, although routine visual assessment of wall motion is subjective. The objective was …
studies, although routine visual assessment of wall motion is subjective. The objective was …
Dobutamine echocardiography in predicting improvement in global left ventricular systolic function after coronary bypass or angioplasty in patients with healed …
J Meluzin, CG Cigarroa, ME Brickner, J Cerny… - The American journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine whether low-dose dobutamine ecnocardiography
(DE) could predict quantitative improvement in global left ventricular (LV) systolic function …
(DE) could predict quantitative improvement in global left ventricular (LV) systolic function …
Incremental value of myocardial contrast echocardiography for the prediction of recovery of function in dobutamine nonresponsive myocardium early after acute …
R Senior, JM Swinburn - The American journal of cardiology, 2003 - Elsevier
We hypothesized that the presence of microvascular integrity, detected by myocardial
contrast echocardiography (MCE) in dobutamine nonresponsive segments, may enhance …
contrast echocardiography (MCE) in dobutamine nonresponsive segments, may enhance …
Low-level exercise echocardiography detects contractile reserve and predicts reversible dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction: comparison with low-dose …
EP Hoffer, W Dewé, C Celentano, LA Piérard - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate low-level exercise echocardiography
(LLEE) in detecting contractile reserve and predicting functional improvement of akinetic …
(LLEE) in detecting contractile reserve and predicting functional improvement of akinetic …
Dobutamine stress echocardiography identifies hibernating myocardium and predicts recovery of left ventricular function after coronary revascularization.
CG Cigarroa, CR DeFilippi, ME Brickner, LG Alvarez… - Circulation, 1993 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND The identification of hibernating myocardium is important in selecting
patients who will benefit from coronary revascularization. This study was performed to …
patients who will benefit from coronary revascularization. This study was performed to …
Enhanced detection of myocardial ischemia by stress dobutamine echocardiography utilizing the “biphasic” response of wall thickening during low and high dose …
R Senior, A Lahiri - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES.: We sought to assess the ability of the “biphasic” response (ie, initial
improvement in wall thickening followed by reduced wall thickening) during serial …
improvement in wall thickening followed by reduced wall thickening) during serial …
Combination of dobutamine and myocardial contrast echocardiography to differentiate postischemic from infarcted myocardium
MF Meza, MA Kates, RW Barbee, S Revall… - Journal of the American …, 1997 - jacc.org
Objectives. This study tested whether the combination of dobutamine echocardiography
(DE) and myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) was superior to either technique …
(DE) and myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) was superior to either technique …
Dobutamine echocardiography in myocardial hibernation: optimal dose and accuracy in predicting recovery of ventricular function after coronary angioplasty
I Afridi, NS Kleiman, AE Raizner, WA Zoghbi - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Myocardial hibernation is a condition of chronic left ventricular dysfunction
associated with severe coronary artery disease whereby significant recovery of function …
associated with severe coronary artery disease whereby significant recovery of function …
Incremental doses of dobutamine induce a biphasic response in dysfunctional left ventricular regions subtending coronary stenoses
Background Dobutamine stress echocardiography has been proposed as a diagnostic tool
to identify viable myocardium. How regional wall thickening responds to dobutamine in the …
to identify viable myocardium. How regional wall thickening responds to dobutamine in the …
Dobutamine stress echocardiography: prevalence of a nonischemic response in a low-risk population
DS Bach, A Hepner, PA Marcovitz, WF Armstrong - American Heart Journal, 1993 - Elsevier
The problems of population referral bias in the calculation of specificity in diagnostic testing
for coronary artery disease have been previously described. Previous studies investigating …
for coronary artery disease have been previously described. Previous studies investigating …