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Review
. 2016 Nov;17(11):1191-1229.
doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jew190.

The clinical use of stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease: recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography

Patrizio Lancellotti  1   2 , Patricia A Pellikka  3 , Werner Budts  4 , Farooq A Chaudhry  5 , Erwan Donal  6 , Raluca Dulgheru  7 , Thor Edvardsen  8 , Madalina Garbi  9 , Jong-Won Ha  10 , Garvan C Kane  3 , Joe Kreeger  11 , Luc Mertens  12 , Philippe Pibarot  13 , Eugenio Picano  14 , Thomas Ryan  15 , Jeane M Tsutsui  16 , Albert Varga  17
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The clinical use of stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease: recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography

Patrizio Lancellotti et al. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Nov.
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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 May 1;18(8):832. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex040. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017. PMID: 28633338 No abstract available.

Abstract

A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for simultaneous assessment of myocardial function and haemodynamics under physiological or pharmacological conditions. Due to its diagnostic and prognostic value, SE has become widely implemented to assess various conditions other than ischaemic heart disease. It has thus become essential to establish guidance for its applications and performance in the area of non-ischaemic heart disease. This paper summarizes these recommendations.

Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Congenital heart disease; Heart failure; Pulmonary hypertension; Stress echocardiography; Stress test; Valvular heart disease.

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