Extent of abnormality on dobutamine echocardiography predicts outcome
Extent of abnormality on dobutamine echocardiography predicts outcome
In a study of 3156 patients undergoing dobutamine echocardiography, survival in patients with a normal test was significantly different from those with functional abnormalities of increasing severity, ie, number of abnormal territories.
Data from Marwick, TH, Case, C, Sawada, S, J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37:754.