Table 2 Stress echo protocols
From: The clinical use of stress echocardiography in ischemic heart disease
Test | Equipment | Protocols |
|---|---|---|
Exercise | Semi-supine bycicle ergometer | 25 W x 2’ with incremental loading |
Dobutamine | Infusion Pump | 5 mcg/Kg/min 10-20-30-40 + atropine (0.25 x 4) up to 1 mg |
Dipyridamole | Syringe | 0.84 mg/Kg in 6’ or 0.84 mg/Kg in 10’ + atropine (0.25 x 4) up to 1 mg |
Adenosine | Syringe | 140 mcg/Kg/min in 6’ |
Pacing | External Pacing | From 100Â bpm with increments of 10 beats/min up to target heart rate |