Exercise echocardiography with addition of atropine.
Exercise echocardiography with the addition of atropine was performed in 31 patients who had a very small probability of achieving submaximal heart rate. Conclusive tests were obtained in 77% of the patients with this protocol.
Peteiro
Jesus
J
Unit of Echocardiography and the Department of Cardiology, Juan Canalejo Hospital, A Coruña, Spain. pete@canlejo.org
Garrido
Iris
I
Monserrat
Lorenzo
L
Aldama
Guillermo
G
Salgado
Jorge
J
Castro-Beiras
Alfonso
A
D000368:Aged; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004280:Dobutamine; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D004280:Dobutamine; D001285:Atropine