Author

 

Design

 

Prospective

 

Test

Year of        publ.

 

Timing

 

pts

FU

(mos)

 

Events

Carlos

Observational

Yes

DSE

1997

2-7 d

214

12

D, re-MI, VT/VF

Sicari

Observational

Yes

DSE

1997

7-17 d

778

9

D, re-MI, UA

Previtali

Observational

Yes

DSE

1998

6-15 d

152

15

D, re-MI, UA

Picano

Observational

No

DSE

1998

6-18 d

314

9

D

Salustri

Observational

Yes

DSE

1999

6-14 d

245

17

D, re-MI, UA

Samad

Observational

Yes

LDDE

1999

2-6 d

49

18

D, re-MI

Bigi

Observational

Yes

DSE

2001

5-11 d

411

11

D, re-MI, UA

Nijland

Observational

Yes

LDDE

2001

2-5 d

138

19

D, re-MI, UA

DSE = Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography; LDDE = Low Dose Dobutamine Echocardiography; D = Death
re-MI = Reinfarction; UA = Unstable Angina; VT = Ventricular Tachycardia ; VF = Ventricular Fibrilation; FU = Follow UP
NA = Not Available; d = days; mos = months

Table 1: An overview of the study.