With dobutamine perfusion imaging, about 75% of pa tients will experience adverse effects;
about 29% of these patients will have palpitations, and 31% will report chest pain (4). In …

Background. Dobutamine myocardial perfusion imaging is being used increasingly for
assessment of coronary artery disease. Heretofore, there have been no large series …

Increased abdominal background activity is one of the limitations of dobutamine myocardial
perfusion scintigraphy which may interfere with interpretation of the images. In this study, we …

The diagnostic value of dobutamine stress testing using either perfusion scintigraphy or
stress echocardiography has been extensively validated as both a sensitive and a specific …

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the changes in left ventricular function and
volumes concurrently with tomographic myocardial perfusion during dobutamine infusion …

Dobutamine has favorable properties for the pharmacologic manipulation of myocardial
oxygen demand in the provocation of ischemia during the investigation of coronary artery …

The accurate noninvasive diagnosis and functional evaluation of coronary artery disease is
an important step in selecting the appropriate management strategy. Dobutamine stress …

Magnetic resonance imaging is a new technique for the investigation of cardiac anatomy
and function, but few attempts have been made to assess its value in the evaluation of …

myocardial perfusion provides the physiological basis of perfuszible tissue index Page 1 29,
C‘omcrsano A. Walsh JF. (icltman LM. PerC/ .lF.. Bergmann SR, (iropler Ki. Dclireation of …

The aim of the study was to evaluate safety and feasibility of dobutamine cardiovascular
magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with proven or suspected coronary artery disease …