Key result
Dobutamine stress echocardiography caused no serious complications such as death or myocardial infarction, with the most frequent adverse events being angina (17.14%) and palpitations (11.42%).
Why the study?
What is the safety profile and frequency of adverse events during dobutamine stress echocardiography in male patients with suspected coronary artery disease?
Observational (n=70)
No
What is the safety profile and frequency of adverse events during dobutamine stress echocardiography in male patients with suspected coronary artery disease?
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Dobutamine stress echocardiography is a safe alternative to exercise stress testing, with a low rate of serious complications and manageable minor adverse events.
Exercise stress test is the most widely used test to diagnose and predict the outcome of the ischemic coronary artery disease. In case where the exercise stress tests are not suitable, pharmacological stress tests may be used. Dobutamine stress echocardiography test is one of the most commonly used tests in these circumstances. In this study, we aimed to investigate the symptoms, adverse events and complications observed during the dobutamine stress echocardiography test.
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Karakurt et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Suspected ischemic coronary artery disease (n=70). Dobutamine stress echocardiography was evaluated on Incidence of serious adverse events (death, ventricular fibrillation, myocardial infarction). Dobutamine stress echocardiography caused no serious complications such as death or myocardial infarction, with the most frequent adverse events being angina (17.14%) and palpitations (11.42%).
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