Table 2.
Dobutamine stress
| Study | No. of patients | Male (%) | Mean age (years) | Mean LVEF (%) | Patients with MVD (%) | Patients with previous MI (%) | Segments with recovery (%) | Sensitivity (%) (no. of segments) | Specificity (%) (no. of segments) |
| Baer et al15 | 52 | 92 | 58 | 41 | 75 | ? | 50 | 86 (24/28) | 92 (22/24) |
| Baer et al5 | 35 | 100 | 59 | 42 | 46 | 100 | 52 | 81 (NA) | 95 (NA) |
| Gunning et al16 | 23 | 90 | 61 | 24 | 100 | NA | 57 | 50 (NA) | 81 (NA) |
| Sayad17 | 10 | 70 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 60 | 89 (25/28) | 93 (14/15) |
| Baer et al6 | 43 | 93 | 58 | 41 | 59 | 100 | 46 | 89 (24/27) | 94 (15/16) |
| Sandstede et al18 | 25 | 88 | 58 | NA | NA | 84 | 51 | 61 (65/106) | 90 (91/101) |
| Trent et al19 | 25 | 100 | 64 | 53 | NA | 100 | 40 | 71 (81/114) | 70 (163/232) |
| Lauerma et alw9 | 10 | 80 | 69 | 44 | 100 | 70 | 66 | 79 (NA) | 93 (NA) |
| Wellnhofer et al11 | 29 | 93 | 68 | 32 | NA | 93 | NA | 75 (93/124) | 93 (152/164) |
| Average | 29 | 90 | 62 | 40 | 76 | 91 | 53 | ||
| Weighted mean | 73 (312/427) | 83 (457/552) |
LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; MVD, multivessel disease. NA, not available.