Inducible Myocardial Ischemia and Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Panza JA, Holly TA, Asch FM, She L, Pellikka PA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Borges-Neto S, Farsky PS, Jones RH, Berman DS, Bonow RO. Inducible Myocardial Ischemia and Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1860-1870. PMID: 23500234, PMCID: PMC3755503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseDobutamine stress echocardiogramLV ejection fractionInducible myocardial ischemiaEjection fractionMedical therapyMyocardial ischemiaCause mortalityVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseClinical endpointsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseOptimal medical therapyRadionuclide stress testsCoronary artery bypassSevere LV dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionStress-induced ischemiaPrevious myocardial infarctionSummed difference scoreStress testingRNS testingSTICH patientsSTICH trialArtery bypass