title: Profound left ventricular systolic deterioration during dobutamine stress echocardiography despite normal resting speckle-tracking imaging revealing subclinical dilated cardiomyopathy and reversal under treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Avignon Hospital Center, Avignon, France.
authors.forename: Falah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aboukhoudir
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Avignon Hospital Center, Avignon, France.
authors.forename: Imed
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aboukhoudir
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Antibes Hospital Center, Antibes, France. Electronic address: sofienerek@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Sofiene
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rekik
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004280:Dobutamine; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine
keywords: Dilated cardiomyopathy; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Early detection; Speckle-tracking