TY - JOUR
T1 - American Society of Echocardiography Recommendations for Performance, Interpretation, and Application of Stress Echocardiography
AU - Pellikka, Patricia A.
AU - Nagueh, Sherif F.
AU - Elhendy, Abdou A.
AU - Kuehl, Cathryn A.
AU - Sawada, Stephen G.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Stress echocardiography is a well-validated tool for detection and assessment of CAD. Its prognostic value has been well documented in multiple large studies, which have demonstrated its role for preoperative risk stratification before noncardiac surgery, recovery of function of viable myocardium, and identification of patients at increased risk of cardiac events and death. The test is less expensive than other stress imaging modalities, providing accuracy for detection of CAD and prognostic information equivalent to SPECT perfusion imaging. Moreover, it has great versatility, permitting assessment of valvular and pericardial abnormalities, chamber sizes, and wall thicknesses.
AB - Stress echocardiography is a well-validated tool for detection and assessment of CAD. Its prognostic value has been well documented in multiple large studies, which have demonstrated its role for preoperative risk stratification before noncardiac surgery, recovery of function of viable myocardium, and identification of patients at increased risk of cardiac events and death. The test is less expensive than other stress imaging modalities, providing accuracy for detection of CAD and prognostic information equivalent to SPECT perfusion imaging. Moreover, it has great versatility, permitting assessment of valvular and pericardial abnormalities, chamber sizes, and wall thicknesses.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.echo.2007.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.echo.2007.07.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17765820
AN - SCOPUS:34548251036
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 20
SP - 1021
EP - 1041
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 9
ER -