Assessment of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting by dobutamine stress echocardiography.
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.
Elhendy
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Thoraxcenter, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
Geleijnse
M L
ML
Roelandt
J R
JR
Cornel
J H
JH
van Domburg
R T
RT
El-Refaee
M
M
Ibrahim
M M
MM
El-Said
G M
GM
Fioretti
P M
PM
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
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine