Reversal of exercise-induced hemodynamic and electrocardiographic abnormalities after coronary artery bypass surgery

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 684 - 689
• Main Authors: Sarma, R J, Sanmarco, M E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1982
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris - etiology; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Disease - surgery; Exercise Test; Female; Heart Rate - drug effects; Hemodynamics - drug effects; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Fitness; Propranolol - therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies

Forty patients (35 men and five women) who experienced hypotension during maximal symptom-limited exercise test were retested after a 12 +/- 4-month interval. Mean age was 53.5 years. All patients had multiple-vessel disease. Seventeen patients underwent coronary artery bypass surgery because of dis...