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Role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for preoperative cardiac risk assessment before major vascular surgery: a diagnostic tool comes of age.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10978964     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Cardiac complications are a major cause for perioperative mortality and morbidity. Also, the presence and severity of underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) determine long-term prognosis after successful surgery. AIM: This overview evaluates the additional value of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) to common clinical cardiac risk factors and other noninvasive cardiac imaging modalities for perioperative and late cardiac prognosis. RESULTS: DSE provides theattending physician with preoperative prognostic information for perioperative and long-term prognosis for cardiac events. It also enables the selection of high risk patients for evaluation of cardiac risk reduction therapies. CONCLUSIONS: DSE is a useful tool for preoperative cardiac risk evaluation in addition to common clinical cardiac risk factors.
Authors:
D Poldermans; J J Bax; I R Thomson; E Boersma; P van Der Meer; P M Fioretti; A Elhendy; L M van De Ven; J R Roelandt; H van Urk
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0742-2822     ISO Abbreviation:  Echocardiography     Publication Date:  2000 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-10-03     Completed Date:  2000-10-03     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8511187     Medline TA:  Echocardiography     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  79-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiotonic Agents / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use*
Coronary Disease / surgery*,  ultrasonography
Dobutamine / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use*
Echocardiography / methods*
Exercise Test
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Myocardial Revascularization*
Preoperative Care / methods*
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cardiotonic Agents; 34368-04-2/Dobutamine

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