Why the study?
Does intravenous dipyridamole testing accurately predict critical coronary stenoses in patients with chest pain?
Population
44 subjects total: 34 patients with chest pain and 10 normal subjects.
Comparison
Intravenous infusion of 0.6 mg/kg dipyridamole… vs Coronary arteriography and maximal or…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Warrants caution against dipyridamole testing for stenosis prediction; leaves open validation of superior noninvasive strategies.
Does intravenous dipyridamole testing accurately predict critical coronary stenoses in patients with chest pain?
Intravenous dipyridamole testing demonstrates poor sensitivity and specificity, indicating it cannot be reliably used to predict critical coronary stenoses in patients with chest pain.
Deambroggi et al. (1982) studied this question.
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