Stress Echo 2030 Study: A Flagship Project of the Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging

Eugenio Picano, Quirino Ciampi, Rosina Arbucci, Angela Zagatina, Elena Kalinina, Ratnasari Padang, Garvan C. Kane, Hector R. Villarraga, Adelaide M. Arruda‑Olson, Jesus Peteiro Vazquez, Alla Boshchenko, Olga Zhuravleva, Tamara Ryabova, Natalia Sviazova, Jelena Celutkiené, Laura Balkevičienė, Ariel Saad, Francesca Bursi, Ana Djordjevic‑Dikic, Sergio KobalMatteo Lisi, Elisa Merli, Fiore Manganelli, Clarissa Borguezan‑Daros, Hugo Rodriguez‑Zanella, Maria Grazia D’Alfonso, Fabio Mori, Nicola Gaibazzi, Jaroslaw D. Kasprzak, Ayten Safarova, Tatiana Timofeeva, Hugo Mosto, Karina Wierzbowska‑Drabik, Nithima Chaowalit Ratanasit, Marco Fabio Costantino, Paolo Colonna, Tamara Kovačević Preradović, Miodrag Ostojic, Lauro Cortigiani, Albert Varga, Aleksandra Nikolic, Rosangela Cocchia, Attila Palinkas, Eszter Dalma Palinkas, Fausto Rigo, Giovanni Benfari, Filipa Xavier Valente, Dimitrios Soulis, Yi Wang, Lixue Yin, Caroline M. Van de Heyning, Alberto Mazzi, Jorge Lowenstein, Diego M. Lowenstein Haber, Sofia Marconi, Andrea Barbieri, Francesca Mantovani, Giovanni L. Tripepi, Michele De Nes, Ylenia Bartolacelli, Bruno Villari, Mauro Pepi, Scipione Carerj, Patricia A. Pellikka

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    Abstract

    Over the past decade, stress echocardiography has evolved from a test for assessing epicardial artery stenosis to a comprehensive functional test, targeting multiple cardiovascular parameters. The new approach includes several structured steps: (a) evaluating regional wall motion abnormalities to detect epicardial artery stenosis or vasospasm; (b) assessing pulmonary congestion and diastolic function via B‑lines with lung ultrasound; (c) gauging preload and contractile reserve with volumetric echocardiography; (d) measuring coronary microvascular reserve using Doppler‑based coronary flow velocity in the middistal left anterior descending artery; and (e) determining cardiac sympathetic reserve by tracking heart rate reserve on an ECG.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-7
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Cardiovascular Echography
    Volume35
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2025

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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