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  • Title: [Prognostic value of stress echocardiography by dobutamine combined with atropine].
    Author: Mathias Júnior W, Stella U, Baruta F, Cordovil A, Andrade JL, Carvalho AC, Ribeiro E, Duprat R, Martinez E.
    Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol; 1997 Aug; 69(2):95-9. PubMed ID: 9567331.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To determine the prognostic value of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography (DASE). METHODS: We studied 452 consecutive patients at high risk for coronary artery disease, using DASE. They were followed during a mean period of 23 months. RESULTS: There were 9 cardiac deaths and 2 acute myocardial infarctions in the group of patients with positive tests, and there were 2 myocardial infarctions and 1 cardiac death in patients with negative DASE. CONCLUSION: We conclude that DASE reliably identifies patients at high risk for hard cardiac events.
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