Updated knowledge and practical implementations of stress echocardiography in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiac diseases: An expert consensus of the Working Group of Echocardiography of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology

Autor: Nikolaos P.E. Kadoglou, Constantinos H. Papadopoulos, Konstantinos G. Papadopoulos, Stefanos Karagiannis, Ilias Karabinos, Savvas Loizos, Anastasios Theodosis-Georgilas, Konstantina Aggeli, Kalliopi Keramida, Dimitrios Klettas, Stavros Kounas, George Makavos, Ilias Ninios, Ioannis Ntalas, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Vasilios Sahpekidis, Alexandros Stefanidis, Theodora Zaglavara, George Athanasopoulos, George Karatasakis, Stamatios Kyrzopoulos, Nikos Kouris, Alexandros Patrianakos, Ioannis Paraskevaidis, Loukianos Rallidis, Konstantinos Savvatis, Dimitrios Tsiapras, Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese. 64
ISSN: 2241-5955
Popis: Stress echocardiography (SE) is a well-established and valid technique, widely-used for the diagnostic evaluation of patients with ischemic and non-ischemic cardiac diseases. This statement of the Echocardiography Working Group of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology summarizes the consensus of the writing group regarding the applications of SE, based on the expertise of their members and on a critical review of current medical literature. The main objectives of the consensus document include a comprehensive review of SE methodology and training, focusing on the preparation, the protocols used and the analysis of the SE images and an updated, evidence-based knowledge about SE applications on ischemic and non-ischemic heart diseases, such as in cardiomyopathies, heart failure and valvular heart disease.
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