Usefulness of isometric exercise during dobutamine administration for stress echocardiography.
An isometric exercise was performed by 170 consecutive patients at peak dose dobutamine, before atropine administration. The test was well tolerated, heart rate increased significantly during exercise, and atropine administration was avoided in 29% of patients.
Chauvel
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C
Department of Cardiology, Clinique Saint-Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
Bogino
E
E
Reynaud
P
P
Fischer
B
B
Montserrat
P
P
Sourdille
N
N
Dehant
P
P
D001285:Atropine; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004452:Echocardiography; D015444:Exercise; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012449:Safety
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D004280:Dobutamine; D001285:Atropine