title: Assessment of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting by dobutamine stress echocardiography.
abstract: Dobutamine stress echocardiography is an accurate method for the diagnosis and localization of vascular compromise in patients evaluated after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The test provides useful data for selection of patients for whom coronary angiography may be indicated.
authors.affiliation: Thoraxcenter, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elhendy
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Geleijnse
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Roelandt
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cornel
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: van Domburg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Refaee
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: El-Said
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fioretti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004280:Dobutamine; D004452:Echocardiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine