Real-world performance and accuracy of stress echocardiography: the EVAREST observational multi-centre study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Stress echocardiography is widely used to identify obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). High accuracy is reported in expert hands but is dependent on operator training and image quality. The EVAREST study provides UK-wide data to evaluate real-world performance and accuracy of stress echocardiography.

Methods and results

Participants undergoing stress echocardiography for CAD were recruited from 31 hospitals. Participants were followed up through health records which underwent expert adjudication. Cardiac outcome was defined as anatomically or functionally significant stenosis on angiography, revascularization, medical management of ischaemia, acute coronary syndrome, or cardiac-related death within 6 months. A total of 5131 patients (55% male) participated with a

SUBMITTER: Woodward W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature