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Table 2 Results and complications of the tests in the three groups.

From: The effects of early administration of atropine during dobutamine stress echocardiography: advantages and disadvantages of early dobutamine-atropine protocol

Variables

Groups

p value

 

A

B

C

 

Results (%) :

Positive

24

17

14

0,44

Negative

54

71

62

 

Inconclusive (negative submaximum)

22

11

24

 

Complications (%) :

Hypertension

14

14

7

0,61

Supraventricular arrhythmia

10

8,5

3

fp

Ventricular arrhythmia

27

8,5

21

0,12

Hypotension

0

0

10

fp

Chest pain

7

8,5

14

0,7

Others *

17

26

14

0,44

General Complications

58,5

54

55

0,92

  1. fp = few patients (<5) * others = nausea, vomiting, tremor, headache