Stressechocardiogram:Anechocardiogram(often called "echo") is a graphic outline of the heart's movement. A stress echo can accurately visualize the motion of the heart's walls and pumping action when the heart is stressed; it may reveal a lack ofbloodflow that isn't always apparent on otherh...
Stress echo results predict mortality: a large-scale multicenter prospective international study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:589-95.Sicari R, Pasanisi E, Venneri L, Landi P, Cortigiani L, Picano E. Stress echo results predict mortality: a large-scale multicenter prospective inter- national ...
OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the influence of long-term hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibition (statin) therapy on left ventricular (LV) remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) by use of serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) studies. BACKGROUND Statin therapy has been ...
Stress testing is the cornerstone in the diagnosis of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Although exercise ECG remains the primary appr
ECG electrocardiogram RBM radiology benefits manager SE stress echocardiography SPECT-MPI single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging TTE transthoracic echocardiography In response to the dramatic growth rate of cardiac imaging and concerns about excessive utilization, health plans adopt...
Is Amazon actually giving you a competitive price? This little known plugin reveals the answer. Medical professionals can analyze ECG printouts to diagnose a variety of conditions. In a nuclear dobutamine stress test, Cardiolite®, also known as sestamibi, is injected and images are taken with ...
Ex-Echo demonstrated higher accuracy than ex-SPECT (93% ± 1% vs 89% ± 1%), optimal specificity (95% ± 5% vs 90% ± 5%), and positive predictive value (81% ± 4% vs 67% ± 4%); moreover, in the case of (−)ex-ECG, observed effective likelihood ratio indicates a (+)...
ECG: Electrocardiogram EF: Ejection fraction GSH: Glutathione S-transferase hs-cTnT: High sensitivity cardiac troponin I/R: Ischemia/reperfusion IsoP: Isoprostanes LV: Left ventricle MAP: Mean arterial pressure NO: Nitric oxide ROS: Reactive oxygen species ROSC: Return of spontaneous ...
Hence a substantial portion of early atherosclerosis (mild-moderate non-obstructive plaque) remains undetected, as ECG response, perfusion and wall motion are usually preserved in early CAD. This scenario represents a missed opportunity not only for early detection of atherosclerosis but also for non-...
One patient had an acute MI, as manifested by elevation of cardiac enzymes and ECG changes. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization in this patient was interpreted as normal. Seven (32%) of 22 patients eventually developed angiographic CAD. Angiographic disease in the seven patients included diffuse small...