Contractile reserve and cardiopulmonary exercise parameters in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, the two dimensions of exercise testing.
Kegan J MoneghettiYukari KobayashiJeffrey W ChristleMiyuki AriyamaBojan VrtovecTatiana KouznetsovaAndrew WilsonEuan AshleyMatthew T WheelerJohnathan MyersFrancois HaddadPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
Echocardiographic contractile reserve and CPX provide complementary information. Percent change in contractile reserve was most independent of baseline function, therefore may be preferred when analyzing the ventricular response to exercise.