Author/Editor		Gradecki, Iztok
Title		Stresna ehokardiografija
Translated title		Stress echocardiography
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 38, št. Suppl 6
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 146-54
Language		slo
Abstract		Stress echocardiography has evolved over the past 20 years into a widespread, clinically applicable and cost-effective tool for evaluating patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Its role has evolved from the evaluation of chest pain syndromes to a highly versatile technique used to evaluate patients with valvular heart disease and cardiomiopathy. This paper reviews the background, basic methodology, clinical indications and the utilisation of various forms of stress echocardiography are outline, comparison with exercise electrocardiography and radionuclide perfusion techniques is given and the possible future role of stress echocardiography is discussed.
Summary		Stresna ehokardiografija se je v zadnjih 20 letih razvila v široko sprejeto, klinično uporabno, stroškovno ugodno in učinkovito preiskavo za obravnavo bolnikov z znano koronarno boleznijo ali bolnikov, pri katerih sumimo na koronarno bolezen. V članku prikažemo temelje in način izvajanja stresne ehokardiografije, klinične indikacije in uporabnost različnih oblik stresne ehokardiografije. Predstavimo prednosti in pomanjkljivosti stresne ehokardiografije in jo primerjamo z elektrokardiografskim obremenitvenim testiranjem in z radioizotopskimi preiskavami srca ter morebitno vlogo stresne ehokardiografije v prihodnosti.
Descriptors		MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY EXERTION VASODILATOR AGENTS DOBUTAMINE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CARDIAC OUTPUT