Prediction of Mortality by Exercise Echocardiography
Why the study?
Does exercise echocardiography predict mortality in patients with intermediate-risk Duke treadmill scores?
Population
Patients undergoing exercise echocardiography, particularly those with intermediate-risk Duke treadmill scores
Design
Other
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May aid mortality risk stratification in intermediate Duke treadmill scores; leaves open impact on management pending prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Does exercise echocardiography predict mortality in patients with intermediate-risk Duke treadmill scores?
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Population
Patients undergoing exercise echocardiography, particularly those with intermediate-risk Duke treadmill scores
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Intervention
Exercise echocardiography
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Outcome
Mortality (death)hard clinical
Exercise echocardiography provides independent and incremental prognostic value for mortality, especially in patients with intermediate-risk Duke treadmill scores.
Cite This Study
Marwick et al. (2001) studied this question.