Abstract
Article: The Value of Stress Echocardiography in a Young Female Patient With a Negative Stress Electrocardiogram
Authors: Eric Kallstrom, MBA, ACS, FASE, FAIUM, FACC and Michael Rampoldi, ACS, RDCS, RVT, FASE
Category: Cardiac (Adult) [AE]
Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “The Value of Stress Echocardiography in a Young Female Patient With a Negative Stress Electrocardiogram,” you will be able to:
Discuss the advantages of stress echocardiography (SE)
Understand the role of SE in evaluating chest pain
Describe the strengths and weakness of SE
In the case study presented, the posttreadmill echocardiographic imaging revealed what decrease in ejection fraction (EF)? 15%-19% 25%-29% 30%-34% 45%-49%
What percent stenosis did the patient in the case study demonstrate on left coronary angiography? 50% 66% 99% No stenosis
What is the number one cause of death among women of all races and origins? Heart disease Breast cancer Stroke Ovarian cancer
Exercise electrocardiography yields what positive predictive value of ST-segment depression in women? 57%-67% 62%-85% 71%-89% 83%-97%
The presence what cardiac conduction disturbance makes the detection of ischemia difficult without an imaging component? Atrial flutter Left bundle branch block Right bundle branch block Supraventricular tachycardia