Stress echocardiography is the combination of echocardiography with a physical,
pharmacological, or electrical stress. The diagnostic endpoint for the detection of myocardial …

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Background The assessment of myocardial viability has been used to identify patients with
coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction in whom coronary-artery bypass …

Stress echocardiography is an established technique for the assessment of extent and
severity of coronary artery disease. The combination of echocardiography with a physical …

Stress echocardiography is the combination of 2D echocardiography with a physical,
pharmacological or electrical stress. The diagnostic end point for the detection of myocardial …

Background Myocardial viability tests have been proposed as a key factor in the decision-
making process concerning coronary revascularization procedures in patients with left …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity
worldwide, with a high socioeconomic impact. 1 Non-invasive imaging modalities play a …

Background This meta-analysis was conducted to determine optimal cutoff values for the
assessment of viability using various imaging techniques for which revascularization would …

This study assesses the prognostic value of myocardial viability recognized as a contractile
response to inotropic stimulation in patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in a large …

Objective: To evaluate the relative merits of viability and ischaemia for prognosis after
revascularisation. Methods: Low–high dose dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) …