Usefulness of isometric exercise during dobutamine administration for stress echocardiography

C Chauvel; E Bogino; P Reynaud; B Fischer; P Montserrat; N Sourdille; P Dehant

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00875-8

Usefulness of isometric exercise during dobutamine administration for stress echocardiography

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Jan 15;81(2):255-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00875-8.

Authors

C Chauvel¹, E Bogino, P Reynaud, B Fischer, P Montserrat, N Sourdille, P Dehant

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Clinique Saint-Augustin, Bordeaux, France.

PMID: 9591919
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00875-8

Abstract

An isometric exercise was performed by 170 consecutive patients at peak dose dobutamine, before atropine administration. The test was well tolerated, heart rate increased significantly during exercise, and atropine administration was avoided in 29% of patients.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Atropine
Cardiotonic Agents* / administration & dosage
Dobutamine* / administration & dosage
Echocardiography*
Exercise
Exercise Test*
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Parasympatholytics
Prospective Studies
Safety

Substances

Cardiotonic Agents
Parasympatholytics
Dobutamine
Atropine