Comparison of all-cause mortality in women with known or suspected coronary artery disease referred for dobutamine stress echocardiography with normal versus abnormal test results.
The presence of myocardial ischemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography is independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in women after adjustment for clinical data. This association is observed in patients who have proved coronary artery disease and in patients who have no history of coronary artery disease.
Biagini
Elena
E
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Elhendy
Abdou
A
Schinkel
Arend F L
AF
Rizzello
Vittoria
V
van Domburg
Ron T
RT
Krenning
Boudewijn J
BJ
Schouten
Olaf
O
Sozzi
Fabiola B
FB
Branzi
Angelo
A
Rocchi
Guido
G
Simoons
Maarten L
ML
Bax
Jeroen J
JJ
Poldermans
Don
D
D002423:Cause of Death; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality*; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors