title: [Safety and feasibility of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the safety and feasibility of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography (DASE) in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  There were 3,000 DASE that were studied in a prospective fashion. All symptoms and side effects were stored in a data base format.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Major test-related complications observed included one case of myocardial infarction, four cases of sustained ventricular tachycardia and five cases of atropine intoxication. There was no death or ventricular fibrillation as a direct or indirect consequence of the test. The infusion protocol allowed to us to examine patients using beta blockers, and led to 95% feasibility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DASE is a safe and feasible method for the study of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mathias Júnior
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Beneti
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duprat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beraldo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001285:Atropine / Q000009:adverse effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine; D001285:Atropine
vernacular_title: Segurança e exeqüibilidade da ecocardiografia com estresse pela dobutamina associada à atropina.