Strain Rate Analysis and Levosimendan Improve Detection of Myocardial Viability by Dobutamine Echocardiography in Patients With Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Pilot Study

The combination of a newer quantitative echocardiographic technique (SR analysis) and a newer pharmacologic agent (levosimendan) improves the sensitivity of viability assessment compared with conventional dobutamine echocardiography.