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Reasons for Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
Why Is a Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram Performed?
Possible reasons to perform a dobutamine stress echocardiogram may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- To assess the heart's function and structures
- To determine limits for safe exercise in patients who are entering a cardiac rehabilitation program and/or those who are recovering from a cardiac event, such as a heart attack (myocardial infarction, or MI) or heart surgery
- To evaluate blood pressure during stress testing
- To assess stress or exercise tolerance in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease
- To evaluate the cardiac status of a patient about to undergo surgery
Your physician may have other reasons to recommend a dobutamine stress echocardiogram.
What can I expect for my dobutamine stress echocardiogram?
Before, during, and after your dobutamine stress echocardiogram, a standard set of procedures is followed.