THE PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SERIAL TREADMILL EXERCISE TESTING AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Serial treadmill exercise testing (mean 3.3 tests/patient during 14 months) was performed in 61 patients with myocardial infarction in order to assess its value for the prediction of the later course. Unstable angina appeared in 7 patients in whom exercise tolerance was reduced during the follow-up...

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Published inKita Kantō igaku (The Kitakanto Medical Journal) Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 491 - 496
Main Authors HATORI, MASAKO, TAMURA, MIWAKO, MURATA, KAZUHIKO, FUSE, SACHIHIKO, SUZUKI, TADASHI, HASEGAWA, AKIRA, TAKASE, SHIN-ICHI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Kitakanto Medical Society 1986
Subjects
Exercise tolerance
Prognosis
Serial treadmill exercise testing
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ISSN0023-1908
1883-6135
DOI10.2974/kmj1951.36.491

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Summary:Serial treadmill exercise testing (mean 3.3 tests/patient during 14 months) was performed in 61 patients with myocardial infarction in order to assess its value for the prediction of the later course. Unstable angina appeared in 7 patients in whom exercise tolerance was reduced during the follow-up period. On the other hand, serial exercise testing was unable to predict the occurrence of reinfarction and sudden death. Three reinfarctions and 1 sudden death occurred in the absence of obvious reduction of exercise tolerance during follow-up. The association of coronary risk factors, left ventricular function and the prescribed drugs did not affect the exercise tolerance during follow-up.
ISSN:0023-1908
1883-6135
DOI:10.2974/kmj1951.36.491