The study group comprised patients with negative DSEs referred for preoperative evaluation and who had undergone an operative procedure. To focus on the elderly patient population, the study ...
Risk stratification of patients after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is essential; however, using left ventricular ejection fraction as a prognostic marker can underestimate the functional ...
(HealthDay News) – Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has limited long-term predictive value for patients with diabetes who are unable to perform an exercise stress test, particularly during the ...
This article is a review on the role of stress echocardiography in valvular heart diseases, describing what the validated indications are, how to perform the test and the utility of performing this ...