False-positive dobutamine stress echocardiogram in a patient with anemiaMichael Nguyen-Truong1*♱, Kathryn Tsai1*, Muhammad Umair Rana2, Sanjay Mehta1,2, James Kumar1,21Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA2Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, USA*These authors contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors.♱Correspondence should be addressed to Michael Nguyen-Truong (mnguyent@illinois.edu) and Kathryn Tsai (kctsai2@illinois.edu)Manuscript Type: Case ReportMeSH Keywords : coronary artery disease, dobutamine, stress echocardiography, anemia, preoperative careData Availability Statement: Data supporting the findings of this study are available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author.Funding Statement: The authors received no specific funding for this work.Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this case report.Ethics Approval Statement: Ethics approval was not required for this case report as it is based on a retrospective review of a single patient case and does not involve interventional research.Patient Consent Statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report in accordance with the journal’s patient consent policy.Permission to Reproduce Material from Other Sources: No copyrighted material requiring permission has been reproduced in this manuscript.Clinical Trial Registration: Not applicable.