The role of stress echocardiography in the evaluation of coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia in women

Ratnasari Padang; Patricia A. Pellikka

doi:10.1007/s12350-016-0592-2

The role of stress echocardiography in the evaluation of coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia in women

Ratnasari Padang, Patricia A. Pellikka

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Abstract

Considering the unfavorable prognosis of women with ischemic heart disease, an aggressive but safe approach to evaluate women presenting with chest pain is warranted so that coronary artery disease (CAD) can be identified and treated early. Stress echocardiography (SE) has matured into an invaluable technique for the noninvasive detection of obstructive epicardial CAD. Its versatility, accuracy, safety, noninvasiveness, and lack of radiation exposure make SE an attractive technique to apply to the assessment of women with known or suspected heart disease. This article focuses on the current evidence supporting the role of SE in the assessment of CAD and myocardial ischemia in women.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1023-1035
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0592-2
State	Published - Oct 1 2016

Keywords

Stress echo
coronary artery disease
myocardial ischemia
women

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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