| Prospective Randomized Comparison of Conventional Stress Echocardiography and Real-Time Perfusion Stress Echocardiography in Detecting Significant Coronary Artery Disease. | |
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PMID: 22998856 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Although retrospective studies have suggested that myocardial perfusion and wall motion analysis with real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE) improves the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) during dobutamine or exercise stress echocardiography, a prospective randomized comparison with conventional stress echocardiography that did not use RTMCE has not been performed. METHODS: A total of 1,776 patients with preserved resting left ventricular wall motion undergoing dobutamine or exercise stress echocardiography for suspicion of CAD were randomized to either non-RTMCE, for which contrast was used only for the approved indication of enhancing left ventricular opacification, or RTMCE, for which contrast infusion was used in all cases to examine both wall motion and myocardial perfusion. Comparisons in test positivity, and positive predictive value in those subsequently referred for quantitative coronary angiography, were performed. RESULTS: Patients randomized to RTMCE had significantly higher test positivity (22% for RTMCE vs 15% with non-RTMCE, P = .0002). The increased test positivity occurred without a difference in positive predictive value in predicting >50% diameter stenoses by quantitative coronary angiography (67% for non-RTMCE, 73% for RTMCE). The mechanism for increased detection of CAD with RTMCE was mostly due to the detection of subendocardial wall thickening abnormalities that would have gone undetected when examining transmural wall thickening. CONCLUSIONS: RTMCE improves the detection of CAD during dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography, mainly by the detection of subendocardial ischemia. |
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Deepak Thomas; Feng Xie; Lynette M Smith; Edward O'Leary; Kara Smith; Joan Olson; Kevin Nalty; Roberta Hess; Michelle Graham; Stacey Therrien; Thomas R Porter |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-18 |
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Title: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume: - ISSN: 1097-6795 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8801388 Medline TA: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Country: - |
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Copyright © 2012 American Society of Echocardiography. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. |
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