Exercise stress echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging in risk stratification of mild to moderate aortic stenosis

Conclusions A ≥15 stress-induced increase in E/e′ ratio is highly predictive of cardiac events in patients with mild to moderate AS. Assessment of diastolic function using TDI during ESE provides additional prognostic information in such patients.
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research