Stress echocardiography in heart failure

Table 1 Potential parameters obtainable during exercise echocardiography.

Common variables during exercise test	Additional echocardiographic variables during exercise test
Duration of exercise	Contractile reserve
Peak VO2	Mitral valve function
Anaerobic threshold	Pulmonary systolic pressure
Oxygen pulse	Right ventricular function
VO2 workload ratio	Diastolic function
O2 saturation

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