title: Prognostic value of non-invasive stress testing for coronary artery disease in obese patients.
abstract: Detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) in obese patients remains a challenge but can have substantial prognostic implications for this patient group. Until now, sufficient data was not available on which to base the selection of the imaging modality in obese patients. The decision on which imaging modality to use should therefore follow the general guidelines. In this article, the authors discuss the prognostic value of the different non-invasive stress testing methods for CAD in obese patients.
authors.affiliation: a Tbilisi Heart and Vascular Clinic , Tbilisi , Georgia.
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bigvava
authors.affiliation: b Department of Cardiology , Charité, University Medicine Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Seyedeh Mahsa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zamani
authors.affiliation: b Department of Cardiology , Charité, University Medicine Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pieske-Kraigher
authors.affiliation: c Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology , Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gebker
authors.affiliation: b Department of Cardiology , Charité, University Medicine Berlin , Berlin , Germany.|c Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology , Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Burkert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pieske
authors.affiliation: c Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology , Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelle
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: BMI; Obesity; coronary artery disease; prognosis; stress testing