From:  Blood pressure response: impact on the results of ABCDE-stress echocardiography in patients with known and suspected coronary artery disease

 Stress echocardiography findings using the ABCDE protocol

IndexResults
Exercise type, n (%)
            EB
            TM
138 (71.5)
55 (28.5)
LVEF rest, % [Me (IQR)]
LVEF stress, % [Me (IQR)]
57.6 (54.0; 61.5)
61 (55; 66)
LVMI, g/m2 (M ± SD)89 ± 23
RWT, (M ± SD)0.47 ± 0.1
EDV rest, mL (M ± SD)
EDV stress, mL (M ± SD)
81 ± 28
79 ± 30
WMSI rest (M ± SD)
WMSI stress (M ± SD)
1.08 ± 0.23
1.11 ± 0.25
HR rest, b/min (M ± SD)
HR stress, b/min (M ± SD)
76 ± 13
135 ± 15
SBP/DBP rest, mmHg (M ± SD)
SBP/DBP stress, mmHg (M ± SD)
130 ± 14/80 ± 9
189 ± 24/96 ± 11
Reason for test cancellation, n (%)
            Reach of the predefined HR/positive test criteria
            Fatigue, dyspnoea
            Other (arterial hypertension, failure, leg pain)
107 (55.4)
52 (26.9)
34 (17.6)
Exercise tolerance, n (%)
            Low
            Medium
            High/very high
19 (9.8)
72 (37.3)
84 (43.5)/18 (9.3)
BP response type, n (%)
            Normotonic
            Hypertensive
            Hypo-/dystonic
            High initial BP elevation during exercise
108 (56.0)
60 (31.1)
15 (7.8)
10 (5.2)
Total score, n (%)
            0
            1
            2
            3
            4
            5
19 (9.8)
50 (25.9)
66 (34.2)
40 (20.7)
15 (7.8)
3 (1.6)

ABCDE: Asynergy, B-lines, Contractile reserve, Doppler coronary flow reserve, and Electrocardiogram parameters; BP: blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; EB: ergometer bicycle; EDV: end-diastolic volume; HR: heart rate; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; RWT: left ventricular relative wall thickness; SBP: systolic blood pressure; TM: treadmill; WMSI: wall motion score index