Table 3 Main studies evaluating the accuracy of pharmacological stress echocardiography in detecting CAV and coronary artery stenosis > 50% in HT recipients (Mod from Thorn EM et al, Heart Fail Clin 2007)
From: Usefulness and limitations of transthoracic echocardiography in heart transplantation recipients
Authors | N. of pts | Time post-HT (years) | Sensitivity for CV | Specificity for CAV | Sensitivity for cor. stenosis | Sensitivity for cor. stenosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dobutamine | ||||||
Akosah KO, 1994 | 41 | 4.8 (0.25–10) | 95% | 50% | 100% | 41% |
Herregods, J Heart Lung Tr1994 | 28 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 50% | 71% | - | - |
Derumeaux G, JACC 1995 | 41 | 3.3 ± 1.7 | 86% | 91% | 100% | 77% |
Derumeaux G, Arch Mal Coeur 1996 | 64 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 85% | 97% | 100% | - |
Akosah KO, JACC 1998 | 22 | 0.17 (0.04–0.3) | 100% | 73% | 100% | 59% |
Derumeaux G, J Heart Lung Tr 1998 | 37 | 3.1 ± 1.7 4.7 ± 1.8 | 65% 92% | 95% 73% | - - | - - |
Spes GH, Circulation 1999 | 109 | 3.2 ± 3.1 | 72% | 88% | - | - |
Bacal F, J Heart Lung Tr 2004 | 38 | > 4 | - | - | 64% | 91% |
Dipyridamole | ||||||
Ciliberto GR, Eur Heart J 1993 | 80 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 80% | 85% | 100% | 72% |
Ciliberto GR. J Heart Lung Tr 2003 | 68 | 2.9 ± 1.9 | 80% | 79% | 100% | 87% |
Adenosine | ||||||
Tona F J Heart Lung Tr 2006 | 73 | 8.0 ± 4.5 | 82% | 87% | - | - |