The current value of exercise testing soon after acute myocardial infarction.
We performed exercise testing in 236 of 289 survivors of acute myocardial infarction to test the hypothesis that exercise-related parameters contribute to cardiac prognosis. Beta-blockers and/or calcium antagonists were used by 50% and 55% respectively of the study population. Of the 236 patients 67 had received thrombolytic therapy during the acute event. By either univariate or multivariate analysis, we found that exercise-related parameters were poor predictors of cardiac prognosis. Therefore, in our population, exercise testing performed 3 weeks after myocardial infarction provides little information of prognostic value.
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000592:standards
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D003402:Creatine Kinase