title: [Effect of amiodarone and disopyramide on the results of electrocardiographic exercise stress testing in patients with coronary disease].
abstract: The study was designed to assess the influences of antiarrhythmic therapy on exercise tolerance in patients with coronary artery disease and ventricular arrhythmias. Subjects for this study were subdivided into 3 groups: group I - 46 patients treated with amiodarone 1,200 mg daily during 10 days and 200-600 mg daily within next days, group II - 79 patients receiving disopyramide 300-600 mg daily, group III - 129 patients with combined administration of disopyramide 300-600 mg daily and propranolol 30-240 mg daily. propranolol 30-240 mg daily. Submaximal exercise stress testing was performed in each patient before treatment and after the medication for 4 weeks (group I) and for 2 weeks (groups II, III). The following parameters have been evaluated: maximal archived workload, maximal heart rate blood pressure response, double product (maximal heart rate x maximal systolic blood pressure), reasons for ending the test (target heart rate, typical angina, exhaustion, ST-segment depression greater than or equal to 2 mm, occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia, blood pressure greater than 250/120 mm Hg, significant drop in systolic pressure). Positive result of exercise ECG was defined: horizontal or down-sloping ST-segment depression greater than or equal to 1 mm and/or typical chest pain. The data from the first and second tests were estimated for significance of differences between the mean values with following results: 1) maximal achieved workload, 86 +/- 46 and 103 +/- 49 W (p less than 0.02) in group I; 101 +/- 64 and 106 +/- 50 W (NS) in group II; 107 +/- 55 and 119 +/- 54 W, W (p less than 0.01) in group III.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: I Klinika Kardiologii IK Sl. AM w Katowicach.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabrowski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ostrowska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bacior
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fryśna-Dmuchowska
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kargul
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Król
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Królikowski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luczak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malczewska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nessler
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004206:Disopyramide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004206:Disopyramide; D000638:Amiodarone
vernacular_title: Wpływ amiodaronu i dizopiramidu na wyniki elektrokardiograficznej próby wysiłkowej u osób z choroba niedokrwienna serca.