Prognostic Value of Coronary Flow Reserve Obtained on Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and its Correlation with Target Heart Rate

Abstract Background: Normal coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) (≥ 2) obtained in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) from transthoracic echocardiography is associated with a good prognosis, but there is no study correlating CFVR with submaximal target heart rate (HR). Objective:...

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Main Authors: José Sebastião de Abreu, Eduardo Arrais Rocha, Isadora Sucupira Machado, Isabelle Oliveira Parahyba, Thaís de Brito Rocha, Fernando José Villar Nogueira Paes, Tereza Cristina Pinheiro Diogenes, Marília Esther Benevides de Abreu, Ana Gardenia Liberato Ponte Farias, Marcia Maria Carneiro, José Nogueira Paes Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017000500417&lng=en&tlng=en