Table 2.
Investigators | n | Stress agent | Study performance | Follow-up | End point |
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Dall’Armellina et al. [1] | 200 | Dobutamine | WMA | 5 y | MI/mortality/CHF |
Wallace et al. [29] | 266 | Dobutamine | WMA | 6.2 y | MI/mortality |
Walsh et al. [30] | 157 | Dobutamine | WMA | 5.5 y | MI/mortality/CHF |
Charoenpanichkit et al. [31] | 62 | Dobutamine | WMA | 6 y | MI/mortality |
Korosoglou et al. [32] | 1,493 | Dobutamine | Perfusion and WMA | 2 y | MI/mortality/revascularization |
Bodi et al. [40] | 601 | Dipyridamole | Perfusion and WMA | 553 d | MACE/mortality |
Doesch et al. [41] | 81 | Adenosine | Perfusion | 30 mo | MI/mortality/revascularization |
Lerakis et al. [35] | 103 | Adenosine | Perfusion | 277 d | MACE/mortality |
Steel et al. [42] | 254 | Adenosine | Perfusion and LGE | 30 mo | MACE/mortality |
Husser et al. [43] | 192 | Adenosine | Perfusion and LGE | 655 d | MACE/mortality |
CHF congestive heart failure; LGE late gadolinium enhancement; MACE major adverse cardiac events; MI myocardial infarction; WMA wall motion abnormality