TY - JOUR
T1 - Dobutamine stress echocardiography for the assessment of patients without history or electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial infarction
AU - Hennessy, T. G.
AU - Codd, M. B.
AU - Kane, G.
AU - McCarthy, C.
AU - McCann, H. A.
AU - Sugrue, D. D.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Aim. To define the value of DSE for CAD detection in patients without prior MI. Methods. DSE and coronary angiography were performed in a standard fashion on patients referred for assessment of CAD with no history or ECG evidence of MI. Results. Of 157 patients studied, 110 (70%) had significant CAD (>50% luminal diameter stenosis). Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of DSE for detection of CAD were 78%, 64%, 84% and 56% respectively. The sensitivity was 90% for detection of multivessel disease (MVD), 81% for double vessel disease (DVD), and 65% for single vessel disease (SVD). False negative DSE occurred in 24 patients, of whom 14 had SVD, 6 DVD, and 4 MVD. Conclusion. DSE is useful for assessing patients for CAD who have no history or ECG evidence of MI.
AB - Aim. To define the value of DSE for CAD detection in patients without prior MI. Methods. DSE and coronary angiography were performed in a standard fashion on patients referred for assessment of CAD with no history or ECG evidence of MI. Results. Of 157 patients studied, 110 (70%) had significant CAD (>50% luminal diameter stenosis). Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of DSE for detection of CAD were 78%, 64%, 84% and 56% respectively. The sensitivity was 90% for detection of multivessel disease (MVD), 81% for double vessel disease (DVD), and 65% for single vessel disease (SVD). False negative DSE occurred in 24 patients, of whom 14 had SVD, 6 DVD, and 4 MVD. Conclusion. DSE is useful for assessing patients for CAD who have no history or ECG evidence of MI.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031874581
SN - 1094-5512
VL - 2
SP - 7
EP - 11
JO - Journal of Noninvasive Cardiology
JF - Journal of Noninvasive Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -