TY - JOUR
T1 - Real-time assessment of myocardial perfusion and wall motion during bicycle and treadmill exercise echocardiography
T2 - Comparison with single photon emission computed tomography
AU - Shimoni, Sarah
AU - Zoghbi, William A.
AU - Xie, Feng
AU - Kricsfeld, David
AU - Iskander, Sherif
AU - Gobar, Lisa
AU - Mikati, Issam A.
AU - Abukhalil, John
AU - Verani, Mario S.
AU - O'Leary, Edward L.
AU - Porter, Thomas R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by an investigator-initiated grant from Molecular Biosystems Inc. and Mallinckrodt Inc.
PY - 2001/3/1
Y1 - 2001/3/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the feasibility and accuracy of real-time imaging of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in detecting myocardial perfusion defects during exercise echocardiography compared with radionuclide tomography. BACKGROUND: Ultrasound imaging at a low mechanical index and frame rate (10 to 20 Hz) after intravenous injections of perfluorocarbon containing microbubbles has the potential to evaluate myocardial perfusion and wall motion (WM) simultaneously and in real time. METHODS: One hundred consecutive patients with intermediate-to-high probability of coronary artery disease underwent treadmill (n = 50) or supine bicycle (n = 50) exercise echocardiography. Segmental perfusion with MCE and WM were assessed in real time before and at peak exercise using low mechanical index (0.3) and frame rates of 10 to 20 Hz after 0.3 ml bolus injections of intravenous Optison (Mallinckrodt Inc., San Diego, California). All patients had a dual isotope (rest thallium-201, stress sestamibi) study performed during the same exercise session, and 44 patients had subsequent quantitative coronary angiography. RESULTS: In the 100 patients, agreement between MCE and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was 76%, while it was 88% between MCE and WM assessment. Compared with quantitative angiography, sensitivity of MCE, SPECT and WM was comparable (75%), with a specificity ranging from 81% to 100%. The combination of MCE and WM had the best balance between sensitivity and specificity (86% and 88%, respectively) with the highest accuracy (86%). CONCLUSIONS: The real-time assessment of myocardial perfusion during exercise stress echocardiography can be achieved with imaging at low mechanical index and frame rates. The combination of WM and MCE correlates well with SPECT and is a promising important addition to conventional stress echocardiography.
AB - OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the feasibility and accuracy of real-time imaging of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in detecting myocardial perfusion defects during exercise echocardiography compared with radionuclide tomography. BACKGROUND: Ultrasound imaging at a low mechanical index and frame rate (10 to 20 Hz) after intravenous injections of perfluorocarbon containing microbubbles has the potential to evaluate myocardial perfusion and wall motion (WM) simultaneously and in real time. METHODS: One hundred consecutive patients with intermediate-to-high probability of coronary artery disease underwent treadmill (n = 50) or supine bicycle (n = 50) exercise echocardiography. Segmental perfusion with MCE and WM were assessed in real time before and at peak exercise using low mechanical index (0.3) and frame rates of 10 to 20 Hz after 0.3 ml bolus injections of intravenous Optison (Mallinckrodt Inc., San Diego, California). All patients had a dual isotope (rest thallium-201, stress sestamibi) study performed during the same exercise session, and 44 patients had subsequent quantitative coronary angiography. RESULTS: In the 100 patients, agreement between MCE and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was 76%, while it was 88% between MCE and WM assessment. Compared with quantitative angiography, sensitivity of MCE, SPECT and WM was comparable (75%), with a specificity ranging from 81% to 100%. The combination of MCE and WM had the best balance between sensitivity and specificity (86% and 88%, respectively) with the highest accuracy (86%). CONCLUSIONS: The real-time assessment of myocardial perfusion during exercise stress echocardiography can be achieved with imaging at low mechanical index and frame rates. The combination of WM and MCE correlates well with SPECT and is a promising important addition to conventional stress echocardiography.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)01179-7
DO - 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)01179-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 11693746
AN - SCOPUS:0035282040
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 37
SP - 741
EP - 747
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 3
ER -