Use of stress echocardiography for risk assessment of patients after myocardial infarction.
The main predictors of outcome after infarction (exercise capacity, ejection fraction, and extent of jeopardized myocardium) can all be identified using stress echocardiography. This review addresses the place of stress echocardiography in postinfarct risk evaluation, relative to clinical evaluation, and other technologies. The test is accurate for identification of multivessel disease and for predicting outcomes, is versatile, and can be used early after infarction.
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Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia.
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D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004176:Dipyridamole; D004280:Dobutamine; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography; D012306:Risk; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D004280:Dobutamine; D004176:Dipyridamole