Table 3
Summary of adverse events in patients undergoing stress for myocardial perfusion imaging
30–
34
Event
Exercise (n = 170000)
Dobutamine (n = 3011)
Dipyridamole (n = 3911)
Adenosine (n = 9256)
Values are percentages.
MI, myocardial infarction.
Fatal MI/cardiac death
0.01
0
0.05
0
Non-fatal MI/major cardiac complication
0.02
0.3
0.05
0.01