Safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with left ventricular apical thrombus

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Nov 1;80(9):1252-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00658-9.

Abstract

We demonstrate that patients with left ventricular mural apical thrombi can safely undergo dobutamine stress echocardiography. These patients also have more severe wall motion abnormalities at rest compared with a group of patients with left ventricular dysfunction without evidence of apical thrombus.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiotonic Agents* / adverse effects
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Dobutamine* / adverse effects
  • Echocardiography / methods*
  • Embolism / epidemiology
  • Embolism / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology

Substances

  • Cardiotonic Agents
  • Dobutamine