Stress echocardiography from 1979 to present

William F Armstrong; Thomas Ryan

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.005

Stress echocardiography from 1979 to present

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jan;21(1):22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.005.

Authors

William F Armstrong¹, Thomas Ryan

Affiliation

¹ University of Michigan Medical Center, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5853, USA. wfa@umich.edu

PMID: 18165125
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.005

Abstract

Stress echocardiography was initially developed in 1979 and has seen substantial success in the evaluation of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. It has proven applicable to clinical questions of diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up. It has been heavily dependent on technologic advancements, initially digital capturing for side-by-side visualization and, more recently, developments in detailed methods of evaluating myocardial mechanics and contrast echocardiography for perfusion.

Publication types

Historical Article
Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Cardiovascular Diseases / pathology
Echocardiography, Stress / history*
Echocardiography, Stress / methods
Echocardiography, Stress / standards*
Exercise Test
Feasibility Studies
History, 20th Century
Humans
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Ischemia / pathology
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity