Relation between blood pressure at rest and perception of angina pectoris during exercise testing.
We demonstrated that the prevalence of painful myocardial ischemia during exercise testing was 20% in patients with high blood pressure at rest (systolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg) and 36% in patients with normal blood pressure at rest(systolic blood pressure < or = 140 mm Hg). Thus, blood pressure at rest appears to be related to pain perception in cardiac patients.
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Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010465:Perception; D012189:Retrospective Studies