PMID: 9429826Jan 16, 1998Paper

Dobutamine echocardiography versus nuclear cardiac imaging for evaluation of myocardial viability

Current Opinion in Cardiology
Sherif F Nagueh

Abstract

The presence of myocardial viability is an important determinant of functional recovery after revascularization. Radionuclide and echocardiographic techniques are highly valuable in the identification of viable myocardium. Several clinical studies have compared the two modalities. Dobutamine echocardiography appears to have a higher specificity and a lower sensitivity in comparison with single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging. Importantly, both myocardial perfusion and inotropic reserve are capable of identifying the patients with the large increments in ejection fraction after successful revascularization.

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