• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2012

    Comparative Study

    Real-time compared to off-line evaluation of segmental wall motion abnormalities with transesophageal echocardiography using dobutamine stress testing.

    • Pierre Couture, Louis Bolduc, Nathalie Demey, Alain Deschamps, Michel Pellerin, André Denault, and Jean-Claude Tardif.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. pierre.couture@icmmhi.org
    • J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.. 2012 Apr 1;26(2):191-6.

    ObjectiveTo compare real-time (on-line) monitoring of myocardial ischemia with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with off-line reviewing during a dobutamine stress test in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).DesignProspective observational study.SettingTertiary care university hospital.PatientsSeventeen patients undergoing CABG.InterventionsTEE and electrocardiographic monitoring of myocardial ischemia during dobutamine stress testing.Measurements And Main ResultsSixteen of 17 patients developed myocardial ischemia as diagnosed by TEE or electrocardiographic monitoring. On-line and off-line TEE detected myocardial ischemia in 11/17 and 12/17 patients, respectively. In total, 532 myocardial segments were analyzed at baseline and at peak dobutamine dose. The concordance between on-line and off-line assessments of segmental wall motion was poor at baseline and at peak dobutamine dose (κ = 0.28 and 0.29, respectively). The concordance for detecting myocardial ischemia (worsening in regional wall motion by ≥1 class or a biphasic response in any segment) was better between on-line and off-line analysis (κ = 0.60). There was no agreement between ST-segment monitoring and on-line TEE (κ = -0.27) and between 12-lead electrocardiogram and on-line TEE (-0.11). There was no agreement between ST-segment monitoring and off-line TEE (κ = -0.15) and between 12-lead electrocardiogram and off-line TEE (κ = -0.27).ConclusionsOnly a fair agreement exists between on-line and off-line analysis of myocardial ischemia during dobutamine stress testing in patients undergoing CABG. However, TEE misses up to one third of ischemic episodes and the present observations suggest using continuous electrocardiographic methods to complement TEE monitoring.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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