Echocardiography during treadmill exercise testing in a patient with mitral stenosis
Rev Port Cardiol. 2009 Feb;28(2):195-9.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Authors
Ana Rita Almeida
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, Carlos Cotrim, Rita Miranda, Sofia Almeida, Luís Lopes, Maria J Loureiro, Otília Simões, Pedro Cordeiro, Paula Fazendas, Isabel João, Manuel Carrageta
Affiliation
- 1 Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Abstract
Treadmill exercise echocardiography with Doppler during effort has been used for several years in our department. This form of echocardiography is used mainly in evaluation of patients with coronary heart disease and it is being increasingly used in valvular heart disease. We report the case of a 49-year-old woman with moderate mitral stenosis, in which stress echocardiography was important in making correct clinical decisions.
MeSH terms
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Echocardiography, Stress*
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*