Medscape: Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Preoperative and Long-Term Postoperative Risk Assessment of Elderly Patients The authors reviewed all negative preoperative dobutamine stress echocardiograms (DSEs) performed over a 3-year period to determine the value of negative DSE for preoperative risk assessment in ... Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Preoperative and Long-Term Postoperative Risk Assessment of Elderly Patients Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of two stress echocardiography methods, exercise and dobutamine, in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in hypertensive ... (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 ...

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Myocardial ischemia documented by dobutamine stress echocardiography is associated with a significant reduction in the frequency of angina among stable CAD patients undergoing PCI, according to a new ... EurekAlert!: Stress echo tests shown to predict cardiac death, illness in higher-risk women Stress echo tests shown to predict cardiac death, illness in higher-risk women Nature: Advantages of exercise echocardiography in comparison to dobutamine echocardiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in hypertensive subjects Advantages of exercise echocardiography in comparison to dobutamine echocardiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in hypertensive subjects TCTMD: More Ischemia on Stress Echo Equals Greater Angina Benefit With PCI: ORBITA More Ischemia on Stress Echo Equals Greater Angina Benefit With PCI: ORBITA Healio: ORBITA analysis: FFR, iFR may predict PCI effect on stress echo ischemia Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PCI conferred the greatest improvement in stress echocardiography score in patients with low fractional flow ... ORBITA analysis: FFR, iFR may predict PCI effect on stress echo ischemia