The prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and concomitant coronary artery disease

Patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular complications such as cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction. Dobutamine stress echocardiography is an established, cost-effective technique for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). This review will focus on the additional prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography for perioperative and late prognosis in patients with AAA and CAD.