The potential clinical value of contrast-enhanced echocardiography beyond current recommendations

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age (years)	65 ± 13
Sex (female/male)	62/130
BMI (kg/m²)	27 ± 4^a
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	133 ± 23^b
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	73 ± 11^b
Indication for stress echocardiography
Ischemic heart disease		171 (89 %)
Low-flow/low-gradient aortic stenosis		5 (3 %)
Ischemic heart disease and low-flow/low-gradient aortic stenosis		6 (3 %)
Follow-up heart transplantation		9 (5 %)
Arrhythmia		1 (<1 %)

Patient characteristics of the patient group included in the study (n = 192). Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
^a = mean from 182 patients^b = mean from 137 patients

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