Exercise stress echocardiography with ABCDE protocol in unexplained dyspnoea

In conclusion, in patients with unexplained dyspnoea, SE with ABCDE protocol is useful to document the cardiac origin of dyspnoea with a comprehensive assessment focused not only on ischemia (A) but also pulmonary congestion (B), myocardial scar or necrosis (C), coronary microvascular dys function (D) or chronotropic incompetence (E).
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research