Quantitative detection of inducible ischemia during dobutamine stress by speckle tracking echocardiography: A dream comes true

Federica Ilardi; Ciro Santoro; Plinio Cirillo; Giovanni Esposito; Bruno Trimarco; Maurizio Galderisi

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.067

Quantitative detection of inducible ischemia during dobutamine stress by speckle tracking echocardiography: A dream comes true

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Oct 1:220:357-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.067. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Authors

Federica Ilardi¹, Ciro Santoro², Plinio Cirillo¹, Giovanni Esposito¹, Bruno Trimarco¹, Maurizio Galderisi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy.
² Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: mgalderi@unina.it.

PMID: 27393839
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.067

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Dobutamine; Inducible ischemia; Longitudinal strain; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Stress echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
Dobutamine / administration & dosage*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Electrocardiography / methods
Humans
Male
Myocardial Ischemia / chemically induced
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology

Substances

Dobutamine