title: Stress echocardiography vs nuclear stress imaging in clinical cardiology.
abstract: Stress echocardiography and nuclear stress imaging are important non-invasive tools in clinical cardiology. This review discusses the uses, strengths and limitations of these imaging modalities and looks at whether stress echocardiography can actually replace nuclear stress imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Services, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal -Qroqq, Malta. cjmagri013@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Magri
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Xuereb
mesh_terms: D055426:Cardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted Tomography / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical