Table III.

Comparison of dobutamine echocardiography parameters in the two groups

Parameter	3DCLDDEMean, standard deviation(95% CI)	LDDEMean, standard deviation(95% CI)	P-value
WMSI at rest	1.36 ±0.14 (1.31–1.41)	1.41 ±0.23 (1.33–1.48)	0.34
WMSI at peak dose	1.21 ±0.18 (1.27–1.15)	1.27 ±0.2 (1.2–1.34)	0.32
WMSI increase	0.15 ±0.09 (0.12–0.18)	0.17 ±0.24 (0.09–0.25)	0.58
Maximum dobutamine dose	19.7 ±4.6 (18–21)	22.7 ±7.0 (20–25)	0.052
Duration of dobutamine test	11.3 ±2.5 (10–12)	12.1 ±3.3 (11–13)	0.35
Resting heart rate	68 ±10 (65–72)	64 ±10 (60–61)	0.06
Resting blood pressure	116 ±15 (111–121)/67 ±9 (64–70)	126 ±12 (121–130)/71 ±10 (68–74)	0.009/0.11
Heart rate at peak dose	82 ±18 (75–87)	87 ±23 (79–94)	0.31
Blood pressure at peak dose	131 ±23 (123–138)/70 ±12 (66–70)	149 ±24 (141–157)/71 ±12 (67–75)	0.005/0.73
Contrast agent dose per patient [ml]	5.4	–	–