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Safety and observer variability of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging combined with low-dose dobutamine stress-testing in patients with complex congenital heart disease.
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PMID:  19740557     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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BACKGROUND: In patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) abnormal ventricular stress responses have been reported with dobutamine stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (DCMR). These abnormal stress responses are potential indicators of long-term outcome. However, safety and reproducibility of this technique has not been reported in a larger study. The aim of this study was to report our experiences regarding safety and intra-observer and inter-observer variability of low-dose DCMR in complex CHD.
METHODS: In 91 patients, 110 low-dose DCMR studies were performed with acquisition of a short axis set at rest, and during dobutamine administration (7.5μg/kg/min maximum). We assessed biventricular end-diastolic volumes, end-systolic volumes, stroke volumes, ejection fraction and ventricular mass. Intra- and inter-observer variability for all variables was assessed by calculating the coefficient of variation (%), i.e. the standard deviation of the difference divided by the mean of 2 measurements multiplied by 100%.
RESULTS: In 3 patients minor side effects occurred (vertigo, headache, and bigeminy). Ten patients experienced an increase in heart rate of >150% from baseline, although well tolerated. For all variables, intra-observer variability was <10% at rest and during stress. At rest, inter-observer variability was 10.5% maximal. With stress-testing, only the variability of biventricular end-systolic volumes (ESV) exceeded 10%.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with complex CHD low-dose DCMR is feasible, and safe. Intra-observer variability is low for rest and stress measurements. Inter-observer variability of biventricular ESV is high with stress-testing. Whether this limits the potential usefulness of DCMR for risk assessment during follow-up has to be assessed.
Authors:
Daniëlle Robbers-Visser; Saskia E Luijnenburg; Jochem van den Berg; Jolien W Roos-Hesselink; Jan L Strengers; Livia Kapusta; Adriaan Moelker; Willem A Helbing
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-09-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  147     ISSN:  1874-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  214-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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