What are the prognostic implications of stress echocardiography?
Stress echocardiography has been shown to have prognostic value in predicting outcomes and assessing the impact of revascularization on patient outcomes. Studies have demonstrated that stress echocardiography can predict the mortality rate of patients with stable coronary artery disease, as well as the benefit of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy in these patients. Stress echocardiography has also been linked to decreased morbidity in patients with heart failure, as well as improved outcomes with combination therapy of ACE inhibitors and other renin-angiotensin system inhibitors.