Key result
On-line quantification using automatic edge detection during dobutamine stress echocardiography detected a 52% increase in fractional area change in normal responders compared to baseline (P<0.001).
Why the study?
Does on-line quantification using automatic edge detection allow for objective evaluation of ventricular function during dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients?
Observational (n=27)
Does on-line quantification using automatic edge detection allow for objective evaluation of ventricular function during dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients?
p-value: p=<0.001
On-line quantification using automatic edge detection during dobutamine stress echocardiography is a feasible method for instantaneous, objective evaluation of global cardiac responses.
Supports feasibility of on-line automatic edge detection for objective stress-echo assessment; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
To develop an approach for on-line quantification of left ventricular size and function during pharmacological stress testing we employed echocardiographic automatic edge detection via integrated backscatter imaging during dobutamine infusion in 27 patients. Ventricular cavity areas, fractional area change and rate of cavity area change were obtained on-line with instantaneous graphic display of the data. When compared to baseline image data, patients with a normal response exhibited modest (15%) reduction in end-diastolic cavity areas at peak dobutamine level, but marked (33%) reduction in systolic areas yielding a 52% increase in fractional area change (n = 13; P < 0.001). The second group of patients (n = 14) had an abnormal response characterized by limited changes in measured parameters of ventricular function and reduced fractional area change (P < 0.05). On-line quantification during pharmacological stress echocardiography is a promising addition to the test for surveillance and objective instantaneous evaluation of global cardiac responses.
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Pérez et al. (1992) conducted an observational in Patients undergoing pharmacological stress testing (n=27). Echocardiographic automatic edge detection via integrated backscatter imaging vs. Baseline image data was evaluated on Fractional area change (p=<0.001). On-line quantification using automatic edge detection during dobutamine stress echocardiography detected a 52% increase in fractional area change in normal responders compared to baseline (P<0.001).
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