Coronary artery disease
-
Coronary artery disease · Sep 2001
Clinical TrialFunctional and prognostic significance of silent ischemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography in the elderly.
The functional and prognostic significance of silent ischemia relative to symptomatic ischemia during non-invasive testing remains controversial. ⋯ Our data demonstrate that the magnitude of myocardial dysfunction assessed by dobutamine stress echocardiography is comparable in elderly patients with or without anginal chest pain. The presence of painful ischemia is not accompanied by an increased risk for subsequent cardiac events in this cohort of patients.