A Study of Stress Echocardiography in Post-Menopausal Women at Risk for Coronary Disease

Summary

The study is designed to see if stress echocardiography can be used as a screening exam in peri-, or post-menopausal women with a risk of developing of coronary artery disease and experiencing future cardiac events.

Timeline

Start

2004-04

Primary completion

2012-09

Completion

2012-10

Publications

• Abdelmoneim SS, Ball CA, Mantovani F, Hagen ME, Eifert-Rain S, Wilansky S, Castello R, Pellikka PA, Best PJM, Mulvagh SL. Prognostic Utility of Stress Testing and Cardiac Biomarkers in Menopausal Women at Low to Intermediate Risk for Coronary ARTery Disease (SMART Study): 5-Year Outcome. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 May;27(5):542-551. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6506. Epub 2018 Apr 19.
• Mantovani F, Abdelmoneim SS, Zysek V, Eifert-Rain S, Mulvagh SL. Effect of stress echocardiography testing on changes in cardiovascular risk behaviors in postmenopausal women: a prospective survey study. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2014 Jul;23(7):581-7. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4604. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

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