Use of exercise echocardiography to evaluate patients after coronary angioplasty.
Exercise echocardiography is a sensitive, specific, and highly accurate method for detecting coronary restenosis and progressive compromise of untreated arterial segments in patients who have undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. It is far more reliable in predicting the status of the coronary anatomy in such patients than exercise electrocardiography or symptomatic status.
Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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Crouse
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Vacek
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Beauchamp
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Kramer
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity