Stress echocardiography and exercise electrocardiography for risk stratification after non-Q-wave uncomplicated myocardial infarction

A Desideri; R Bigi; G L Suzzi; C Coletta; D Gregori; G Valente; P Fioretti

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00425-7

Stress echocardiography and exercise electrocardiography for risk stratification after non-Q-wave uncomplicated myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Sep 15;84(6):739-41, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00425-7.

Authors

A Desideri¹, R Bigi, G L Suzzi, C Coletta, D Gregori, G Valente, P Fioretti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, S. Giacomo Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. aldesi@tin.it

PMID: 10498149
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00425-7

Abstract

The aim of our study was to compare the prognostic value of stress echocardiography and exercise electrocardiography after uncomplicated non-Q-wave acute myocardial infarction in a series of 68 consecutive patients. Our data show that stress echocardiography and exercise electrocardiography offer similar prognostic information after uncomplicated non-Q-wave AMI.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cardiotonic Agents
Dipyridamole
Dobutamine
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography*
Exercise Test*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / classification*
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Risk
Survival Analysis

Substances

Cardiotonic Agents
Dobutamine
Dipyridamole