Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the Detection of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease - UTU Research Portal

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Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the Detection of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Authors: Valtteri Uusitalo, Matti Luotolahti, Mikko Pietilä, Maria Wendelin-Saarenhovi, Jaakko Hartiala, Markku Saraste, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste

Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Journal of The American Society of Echocardiography

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Journal acronym: J AM SOC ECHOCARDIOG

Volume: 29

Issue: 5

First page : 470

Last page: 479.e3

Number of pages: 13

ISSN: 0894-7317

eISSN: 1097-6795

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.013(external)

Abstract

Conclusions: Assessment of systolic or postsystolic strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography during early recovery after DSE can help in the detection of hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis compared with visual wall motion analysis alone.