Impaired Resting Myocardial Annular Velocities Are Independently Associated With Mental Stress–Induced Ischemia in Coronary Heart Disease
Ersbøll M, Al Enezi F, Samad Z, Sedberry B, Boyle SH, O’Connor C, Jiang W, Velazquez EJ, Investigators R. Impaired Resting Myocardial Annular Velocities Are Independently Associated With Mental Stress–Induced Ischemia in Coronary Heart Disease. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2014, 7: 351-361. PMID: 24631512, PMCID: PMC3992174, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChi-Square DistributionEchocardiography, DopplerEchocardiography, StressExercise TestFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionMyocardial IschemiaOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsStress, PsychologicalStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsMental stress-induced ischemiaStress-induced myocardial ischemiaLeft ventricular ejection fractionTissue Doppler myocardial velocitiesVentricular ejection fractionMental stress testMyocardial velocitiesMyocardial ischemiaEjection fractionHeart diseaseConventional exercise stress testingWall motion index scoreIschemic ST-segment changesMyocardial tissue Doppler velocitiesRegional wall motion abnormalitiesPreclinical cardiac dysfunctionStress-induced ischemiaCoronary artery diseaseExercise stress testingTissue Doppler velocitiesCoronary heart diseaseLate diastolic velocityST-segment changesWall motion abnormalitiesStress–Induced Ischemia