Influence of gender and race on hemodynamic response to dobutamine during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
This study sought to determine the influence of gender and/or race on the hemodynamic response to dobutamine during dobutamine stress echocardiography. Blood pressure response patterns differed by gender and race, and completion of testing was often limited because of adverse events, namely, hypertension. Gender and racial differences in blood pressure response merit consideration as potential contributors to the suboptimal response in dobutamine stress testing.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Christina L
CL
Aquilante
Larisa M
LM
Humma
Hossein N
HN
Yarandi
Tara E
TE
Andrisin
Jannet F
JF
Lewis
Karen K
KK
Hamilton
Julie A
JA
Johnson
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values
D004280:Dobutamine