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Dobutamine induced myocardial perfusion reserve index with cardiovascular MR in patients with coronary artery disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12549234     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Currently, adenosine or dipyridamole is commonly used for the assessment of perfusion reserve. With intolerance to these agents, dobutamine can be used alternatively or it can be used for a combined examination of wall motion and perfusion. The aim of the study was to analyze the feasibility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess perfusion reserve with dobutamine. Alterations of myocardial perfusion were noninvasively assessed in 23 patients with and 4 without significant coronary artery disease by calculation of a myocardial perfusion reserve index from the upslope of the signal intensity curves of a first pass gadolinium bolus before and during dobutamine infusion (20 micrograms/min/kg). An ischemic threshold value of perfusion reserve index was determined from patients without significant coronary artery disease. Significant differences were found between ischemic and remote to ischemic segments in patients with single vessel disease (0.90 +/- 0.18 vs. 1.73 +/- 0.32, p < 0.0001). Differences between nonischemic segments in patients without and ischemic segments in patients with coronary artery disease were significant (2.0 +/- 0.39 vs. 0.97 +/- 0.20, p < 0.001). A cut-off value for myocardial perfusion reserve index of 1.22 for the detection of significant coronary artery stenosis yielded a sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of 81, 73, and 77%, respectively. Dobutamine MR is feasible in the evaluation of myocardial perfusion and can be used for the detection of myocardial ischemia alternatively to adenosine or dipyridamole in patients with coronary artery disease.
Authors:
Nidal al-Saadi; Michael Gross; Ingo Paetsch; Bernhard Schnackenburg; Axel Bornstedt; Eckart Fleck; Eike Nagel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1097-6647     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-01-28     Completed Date:  2003-04-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9815616     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  471-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, German Heart Institute Berlin & Charité, Campus Virchow, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. nidal.al-saadi@charite.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiotonic Agents / diagnostic use*
Coronary Circulation / physiology*
Dobutamine / diagnostic use*
Exercise Test
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / pathology*,  physiopathology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cardiotonic Agents; 34368-04-2/Dobutamine

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