Strain Rate Changes during Stress Echocardiography Are the Most Accurate Predictors of Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Previously Treated Acute Coronary Syndrome

Background and Aims. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is a well-established non-invasive investigation for the detection of ischemic myocardial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of myocardial deformation parameters measured by speckle tracking echocardiography (...

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Main Authors: Rafik Shenouda, Ibadete Bytyçi, Eman El Sharkawy, Noha Hisham, Mohamed Sobhy, Michael Y. Henein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/10/1796