Low-level exercise testing after myocardial infarction. A useful guide to management.
Low-level exercise testing after acute myocardial infarction can be safely performed in the early recovery period before hospital discharge. It is a clinically useful procedure and has the following benefits. It identifies patients at high risk for recurrent acute coronary events within one year after acute myocardial infarction, permits evaluation of the effectiveness of drug therapy before hospital discharge, allows selection of patients for early coronary arteriography, and provides guidelines for activity in the immediate postinfarction period.
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012306:Risk