title: [Stress echocardiography in diagnosis of coronary artery disease].
abstract: Diagnostic value of stress echocardiography is discussed. Different stress modalities such as exercise, pharmacological tests (dipyridamole, adenosine, dobutamine), and atrial pacing are characterized and compared. Stress echo protocols are also described. A value of stress echocardiography is discussed in comparison with ECG stress testing and thalium perfusion scintigraphy. Stress echocardiography is a valuable, safe, inexpensive diagnostic technique in case of the coronary artery disease. It is time-consuming and has limited efficiency in patients with poor echocardiographic conditions. The test requires skills and experience of the performing physician.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Choroby Wieńcowej Instytutu Kardiologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gackowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Piwowarska
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004176:Dipyridamole; D004280:Dobutamine; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D004280:Dobutamine; D004176:Dipyridamole; D000241:Adenosine