Clinical applications of exercise stress echocardiography in the treadmill with upright evaluation during and after exercise

Exercise stress echocardiography is the most frequently used stress test in our laboratory. Exercise echocardiography is used mainly in the study of patients with coronary artery disease. However, the technique is increasingly being used to study other diseases. In our centre, we use an original met...

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Published in:Cardiovascular ultrasound 2013-07, Vol.11 (1), p.26-26, Article 26
Main Authors: Cotrim, Carlos, João, Isabel, Fazendas, Paula, Almeida, Ana R, Lopes, Luís, Stuart, Bruno, Cruz, Inês, Caldeira, Daniel, Loureiro, Maria José, Morgado, Gonçalo, Pereira, Hélder
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Language:English
Subjects:
Echocardiography - methods
Exercise Test - methods
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
Patient Positioning - methods
Prone Position
Review
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Summary:Exercise stress echocardiography is the most frequently used stress test in our laboratory. Exercise echocardiography is used mainly in the study of patients with coronary artery disease. However, the technique is increasingly being used to study other diseases. In our centre, we use an original methodology, published by us in 2000, in which we evaluate heart function during exercise in the treadmill. After the exercise, patients are maintained in orthostatic position when appropriate or lying down in left lateral decubitus for further evaluation. Since this method seems to increase the quality and the quantity of information obtained in so many clinical arenas, we now present a detailed review of this methodology and its applications.
ISSN:1476-7120
1476-7120
DOI:10.1186/1476-7120-11-26