Predictors of Ischemia in Patients Referred for Evaluation of Exertional Dyspnea: A Stress Echocardiography Study

The incidence of stress-induced ischemia is low in patients referred for stress echocardiography with exertional dyspnea (without chest pain). Ischemia is more likely to be present in men with histories of coronary artery disease and resting wall motion abnormalities.