Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Jul 2014
Multicenter StudyEffect of stress echocardiography testing on changes in cardiovascular risk behaviors in postmenopausal women: a prospective survey study.
We evaluated the impact of contrast stress echocardiography (CSE) testing results on cardiovascular (CV) risk behaviors in postmenopausal women presenting with chest pain symptoms. This was a substudy of the Stress Echocardiography in Menopausal Women at Risk for Coronary Artery Disease (SMART) trial. ⋯ We observed an association of lifestyle changes with CSE test results in postmenopausal women.