title: [Prognostic significance of treadmill stress-echocardiography in patients with ischemic heart disease].
abstract: Prognostic value of treadmill echocardiography was studied in 146 patients (125 men, 21 women, age 58,6-/+9 years) with overt or suspected ischemic heart disease. During 35-/+6 months of follow-up there were 26 cardiac events (11 cardiovascular deaths, 6 myocardial infarctions and 9 revascularization procedures). Independent predictors of events were presence of angina, maximal heart rate, and result of a stress test. Both exercise tolerance and echocardiographical signs of ischemia were related to development of events however the latter had better predictive power. Among patients with exercise tolerance below 7 METS with and without ischemia rates of events were 33 and 11%, respectively. Among patients with exercise tolerance above 7 METS with and without ischemia event rates were 23 and 6.8%, respectively.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Alekhin
authors.forename: O Iu
authors.initials: OIu
authors.lastname: Khaleva
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sidorenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index