Doppler echocardiography is a simple, fast and noninvasive method to identify abnormal regional or global left ventricular function. One could consider this non-invasive method to be the best approach of all imaging techniques.Stress echocardiography techniques are used for the diagnosis, risk stratification, prognosis and the study of myocardial viability in ischemic heart disease. There are many ways of subjecting the heart to stress for echocardiographic studies. For physically fit patients exercise stress testing using a treadmill or bicycle is employed and patients who are unable to exercise undergo pharmacological tests.Although accurate diagnosis and a high prognostic value are achieved with both methods, there are new techniques under study, including the utilization of echocardiographic microbubble contrast for endocardial edge evaluation and for myocardial perfusion studies. Descriptors: Stress. Echocardiography. Coronary disease.Resumo A ecodopplercardiografia é uma metodologia simples, rápida e não invasiva para identificar anormalidades regional e global da função do ventrículo esquerdo, podendo ser considerado o método não invasivo de maior aplicabilidade dentro das técnicas de imagem.A ecocardiografia sob estresse é utilizada para diagnóstico, estratificação de risco, prognóstico e avaliação da viabilidade miocárdica na doença arterial coronariana. Várias são as formas de se submeter o coração ao estresse para o estudo ecocardiográfico. Para indivíduos com capacidade física preservada, utiliza-se o teste com esteira ou bicicleta e para aqueles sem condições de se exercitar, são usados os testes farmacológicos.Apesar da boa acurácia diagnóstica e do valor prognóstico com os dois métodos já referidos, novas técnicas vêm sendo estudadas, como a utilização do contraste ecocardiográfico com microbolhas para avaliação das bordas do endocárdio e o estudo da perfusão miocárdica.Descritores: Estresse. Ecocardiografia. Coronariopatia. 56OLIVEIRA, JLM ET AL -Stress echocardiography in coronary artery disease Rev
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