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Comparative Analysis Using the 80-Lead Body Surface Map and 12-Lead ECG With Exercise Stress Echocardiograms

Seattle University Diagnostic Ultrasound, 900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.joleendrodriguez{at}hotmail.com

Lynette Santos, MBA, RDCS

This retrospective study constituted of 144 patients who were recruited at the University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) Echo and Stress Laboratory during a 10-month period by referrals for standard ESE to assess for CAD. Participation criteria included referral for a standard ESE, age older than 18 years, and the same criteria as standard stress tests. Standard stress test exclusion criteria were applied as well (Table 1).¹² All patients gave informed consent. The study group, called the 80-lead BSM group, consisted of 72 participants. Seventy-two random participants comprised the 12lead ECG group (see Table 2). Twenty-two participants in the 80-lead group had poor image quality ESE or incomplete data for exercise cessation and/or image acquisition real time; as a result, these participants were excluded from the study. None of the ESE of the 12-lead ECG group was considered of poor image quality, nor were any data incomplete. STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAMS

Key Words: echocardiography • stress echocardiogram • body surface map • 80-lead • 12-lead electrocardiogram

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 22, No. 5, 308-316 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/8756479306292317


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