Avaliação da Isquemia Miocárdica em Obesos Submetidos à Ecocardiografia sob Estresse Físico

Background: Physical stress echocardiography is an established methodology for diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease in patients with physical capacity. In obese (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) the usefulness of pharmacological stress echocardiography has been demonstrated; however, has not been reported the use of physical stress echocardiography in this growing population group. Objective: To assess the frequency of myocardial ischemia in obese and non-obese patients undergoing physical stress echocardiography and compare their clinical and echocardiographic difference...

• Assuntos:

  • Isquemia Miocárdica
  • Ecocardiografia sob Estresse / métodos
  • Doença da Artéria Coronariana / mortalidade