title: The role of stress echocardiography in the evaluation of coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia in women.
abstract: Considering the unfavorable prognosis of women with ischemic heart disease, an aggressive but safe approach to evaluate women presenting with chest pain is warranted so that coronary artery disease (CAD) can be identified and treated early. Stress echocardiography (SE) has matured into an invaluable technique for the noninvasive detection of obstructive epicardial CAD. Its versatility, accuracy, safety, noninvasiveness, and lack of radiation exposure make SE an attractive technique to apply to the assessment of women with known or suspected heart disease. This article focuses on the current evidence supporting the role of SE in the assessment of CAD and myocardial ischemia in women.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Ratnasari
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. Pellikka.patricia@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pellikka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents
keywords: Stress echo; coronary artery disease; myocardial ischemia; women