Prognostic Value of Normal Stress Echocardiography in Obese Patients
Joint Authors
Murphy, Michele
Krothapalli, Siva
Cuellar, Jose
Kanjanauthai, Somsupha
Heeke, Brian
Gomadam, Pallavi S.
Guha, Avirup
Litwin, Sheldon E.
Sharma, Gyanendra K.
Barnes, Vernon A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Chest pain is a common problem in obese patients.
Because of the body habitus, the results of noninvasive evaluation for CAD may be limited in this group.
Methods.
We reviewed the records of 1446 consecutive patients who had undergone clinically indicated stress echocardiography (SE).
We compared major adverse cardiac events (MACE; myocardial infarction, cardiac intervention, cardiac death, subsequent hospitalization for cardiac events, and emergency department visits) at 1 year in normal weight, overweight, and obese subjects with normal SE.
Results.
Excluding patients with an abnormal and indeterminate SE and those who were lost to follow-up, a retrospective analysis of 704 patients was performed.
There were 366 obese patients (BMI ≥ 30), 196 overweight patients (BMI 25–29.9), and 142 patients with normal BMI (18.5–24.9).
There was no MACE in the groups at 1-year follow-up after a normal SE.
Conclusions.
In obese patients including those with multiple risk factors and symptoms concerning for cardiac ischemia, stress echocardiography is an effective and reliable noninvasive tool for identifying those with a low 1-year risk of cardiac events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Murphy, Michele& Krothapalli, Siva& Cuellar, Jose& Kanjanauthai, Somsupha& Heeke, Brian& Gomadam, Pallavi S.…[et al.]. 2014. Prognostic Value of Normal Stress Echocardiography in Obese Patients. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042352
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Murphy, Michele…[et al.]. Prognostic Value of Normal Stress Echocardiography in Obese Patients. Journal of Obesity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Murphy, Michele& Krothapalli, Siva& Cuellar, Jose& Kanjanauthai, Somsupha& Heeke, Brian& Gomadam, Pallavi S.…[et al.]. Prognostic Value of Normal Stress Echocardiography in Obese Patients. Journal of Obesity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042352
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042352