Left ventricular contractile reserve as a determinant of adverse clinical outcomes: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.14995
Abstract: An abnormal left ventricular contractile reserve is often seen in patients undergoing stress echocardiogram and may indicate the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The techniques and indexes used to identify abnormal left ventricular contractile… read more here.
Keywords: stress echocardiogram; contractile reserve; left ventricular; ventricular contractile ... See more keywords
Coronary artery spasm following dobutamine stress echocardiogram
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235206
Abstract: A 53-year-old woman with atypical chest pain underwent a dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE) and developed a coronary spasm (CS) with severe pain and dramatic ST-segment elevation 9 min after dobutamine infusion was discontinued. The spasm resolved… read more here.
Keywords: stress echocardiogram; dobutamine stress; spasm; dobutamine ... See more keywords