title: Prognostic value of early exercise testing after coronary stent implantation.
abstract: The clinical value of early exercise stress testing (EST) after coronary stenting to predict long-term clinical outcomes is unknown. Of 1,000 unselected patients who underwent coronary stenting, 446 random patients underwent early EST the day after intervention. Clinical long-term outcomes (41 +/- 20 months) were correlated with normal (n = 314 [70%]) or positive (n = 102 [23%]) EST results. Patients with inconclusive test results (n = 30 [7%]) were excluded from the analysis. Overall mortality was significantly higher in patients with positive EST results (9.3% vs 3.9%, p = 0.04). Major adverse cardiac events and cardiac mortality also tended to be higher in patients with positive stress test results (45.4% vs 35.4%, p = 0.08, and 4.1% vs 1.1%, p = 0.05, respectively). Patients with the combination of positive stress test results and incomplete revascularization appeared to be the group at highest risk for major adverse cardiac events (47.1% vs 33.3% for patients with normal stress test results and complete revascularization, p = NS). Negative stress test results reduced (odds ratio 0.329, 95% confidence interval 0.120 to 0.905, p = 0.031) and a lower ejection fraction increased (odds ratio 0.942, 95% confidence interval 0.897 to 0.989, p = 0.017) the risk for death. In conclusion, an early stress test after coronary stenting provides important prognostic information. Positive stress test results, especially in combination with incomplete revascularization, are associated with higher mortality, a trend toward more repeat revascularization procedures, and higher risk for major adverse cardiac events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wenaweser
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Surmely
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Windecker
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roffi
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Togni
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Billinger
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: Otto M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors