The prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and concomitant coronary artery disease

M D Kertai; J J Bax; E Boersma; H Van Urk; D Poldermans

The prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and concomitant coronary artery disease

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2003 Jun;44(3):423-30.

Authors

M D Kertai¹, J J Bax, E Boersma, H Van Urk, D Poldermans

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 12832996

Abstract

Patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular complications such as cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction. Dobutamine stress echocardiography is an established, cost-effective technique for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). This review will focus on the additional prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography for perioperative and late prognosis in patients with AAA and CAD.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / mortality
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
Cause of Death
Comorbidity
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / mortality
Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
Dobutamine*
Echocardiography, Stress
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
Postoperative Complications / mortality
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prognosis
Risk Assessment

Substances

Dobutamine