title: Safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with left ventricular apical thrombus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cusick
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Bonow
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine