Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the Detection of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
: Valtteri Uusitalo, Matti Luotolahti, Mikko Pietilä, Maria Wendelin-Saarenhovi, Jaakko Hartiala, Markku Saraste, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste
Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER
: 2016
: Journal of The American Society of Echocardiography
: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
: J AM SOC ECHOCARDIOG
: 29
: 5
: 470
: 479.e3
: 13
: 0894-7317
: 1097-6795
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.013
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.
