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Ecocardiografía de esfuerzo - Results

Nombres alternativos

ECG de esfuerzo; Ecocardiografía y prueba de esfuerzo

Valores normales:

Un resultado normal significa que el flujo de sangre a través de las arterias coronarias probablemente es normal.

El significado de los resultados de su examen depende de la razón para hacerlo, su edad y sus antecedentes de problemas cardíacos y otros problemas médicos.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden deberse a:

Reducción del flujo sanguíneo a una parte del corazón. La causa más probable es un estrechamiento o bloqueo de las arterias que irrigan el miocardio.
Cicatrización del miocardio debido a un ataque cardíaco anterior.

Después del examen, usted puede necesitar:

Angioplastia y colocación de stent.
Cambios en sus medicamentos para el corazón.
Angiografía coronaria.
Cirugía de revascularización cardíaca.

Corte transversal por el medio del corazón

Vista anterior del corazón

Reviewed last on: 5/23/2011
Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divison of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Fraker TD Jr, Fihn SD, Gibbons RJ, et al. 2007 chronic angina focused update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Group to develop the focused update of the 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina. Circulation. 2007;116:2762-2772.

Connolly HM, Oh JK. Echocardiography. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2011:chap 15.

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