title: Silent versus symptomatic dipyridamole-induced ischemia after myocardial infarction: clinical and prognostic significance.
abstract: The prevalence and prognostic significance of silent myocardial ischemia were prospectively assessed in 217 patients (mean age 57 +/- 9 years, 83% male) recovering from a first uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction and undergoing a dipyridamole echocardiography test before hospital discharge. Clinical, angiographic, exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) and dipyridamole echocardiographic variables were also examined. Of the 217 patients, 89 had no echocardiographically proved dyssynergy after dipyridamole, whereas 128 had dipyridamole-induced wall motion abnormalities that were silent in 94 (Group I) and symptomatic in 34 (Group II). There was no intergroup difference with respect to dipyridamole time (i.e., the time from onset of the test to frank dyssynergy: 7 +/- 3 vs. 8 +/- 3 min; p = NS); prevalence of inferior myocardial infarction (69% vs. 71%; p = NS); ischemic ECG changes during the test (83% vs. 71%; p = NS); diabetes (8.5% vs. 6%; p = NS); ongoing medical therapy; multivessel disease (57% vs. 56%; p = NS); and baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (57 +/- 13% vs. 57 +/- 10%; p = NS). There was also no significant difference between Group I and Group II with respect to wall motion score index at peak dipyridamole effect (1.77 +/- 0.39 vs. 1.78 +/- 0.36; p = NS). Patients were followed up for 24 +/- 4 and 25 +/- 5 months, respectively (p = NS). Life table analysis revealed no difference in unstable angina, reinfarction and death between the two groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bolognese
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sarasso
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Prando
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bongo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dellavesa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004176:Dipyridamole; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D004176:Dipyridamole