Sebastian C, Patel JJ, Sadaniantz A, Nesser HJ, Currie PJ, Nanda NC, Chandrasekaran K. Stress Echocardiography: A Review of the Principles and Practice.
Echocardiography 1998;
15:669-692. [PMID:
11175098 DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-8175.1998.tb00667.x]
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Abstract
Stress echocardiography, both pharmacologic and physiological, is an established noninvasive diagnostic method of detecting coronary artery disease. It also has a role in the assessment of patients with chest pain, the assessment of cardiovascular risk before noncardiac surgery, the assessment of patients after a myocardial infarction, the detection of viability in dysfunctional myocardium, and the prediction of functional recovery. The prognostic value of stress echocardiography is emerging. In this article, we discuss the methodology, diagnostic accuracy, and various clinical applications of stress echocardiography. We also review its limitations and compared it with other noninvasive methods of assessing patients with coronary artery disease.
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