Why the study?
Does dobutamine stress echocardiography provide reliable risk stratification in patients with chronic heart failure?
Does dobutamine stress echocardiography provide reliable risk stratification in patients with chronic heart failure?
Dobutamine stress echocardiography is highlighted as a useful tool for risk stratification in chronic heart failure by determining myocardial viability and contractile reserve.
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Myocardial inotropic reserve may refine CHF prognosis; leaves open its added value over standard models in prospective studies.
Parthenakis et al. (2016) studied this question.
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