Safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with left ventricular apical thrombus.
We demonstrate that patients with left ventricular mural apical thrombi can safely undergo dobutamine stress echocardiography. These patients also have more severe wall motion abnormalities at rest compared with a group of patients with left ventricular dysfunction without evidence of apical thrombus.
Cusick
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Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bonow
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Chaudhry
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D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004617:Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine