Diagnostic value of routine exercise testing in hospital patients with angina pectoris.

Abstract

Summary and conclusionsA group of patients with angina pectoris were investigated prospectively using a simple and well-recognised exercise test protocol, and S-T segment displacements during exercise were correlated with the results of coronary arteriography. Definitive

Studies on ergometer exercise testing I. Significance of the type of st‐segment response, sex, and chest pain

“…Consistent with previous reports the sensitivity of EECG increased with the extent of CAD (Clavert et al, 1984;Campos et al, 1983;Cheitlin et al, 1975;Cohn et al, 1972;Goldschlager et al, 1976;McNeer et al, 1978;Raffo et al, 1979;Rijneke et al, 1980;Tonkon et al, 1977;Weintraub et al, 1984). This took place in all analyzed ST change levels.…”

“…Comparison of the numerous arteriographically controlled studies on the significance of exercise electrocardiography (EECG) is rather precarious due to differences in patient populations, arteriographic criteria, exercise stress testing (EST) methods, and interpretation on STsegment morphology (Ascoop er Goldschlager el al., 1976;McNeer et al, 1978;Raffo et al, 1979;Weiner et al, 1979). However, subjects with a poor chronotropic response may have significant CAD with a negative EECG (Ellestad and Halliday, 1977;Patterson et al, 1983).…”

Accurate detection of coronary heart disease by new exercise test.

“…The electrocardiogram was recorded from 13 leads, 12 conventional leads and a bipolar lead (CM5), using a commercially available ink jet Mingograph recorder.' 5 The leads were calibrated in the usual way by setting the amplifier gain so that a 1 mV signal caused a displacement of 10 mm. Records from the 13 electrocardiograph leads were obtained during the last minute of each exercise level, recorded before, during, and for at least five minutes after stopping the exercise.…”

A clinical evaluation of sustained release metoprolol durules in the treatment of angina pectoris

“…Since it is now widely accepted that the electrocardiographic response to exercise may be used as an objective and noninvasive indicator of myocardial ischemia (Raffo et al, 1979), especially in patients with unequivocal chest pain (Ellestad et al, 1979), metoprolol durules would appear to be more effective in reducing the degree of myocardial ischemia over the 12-to 24-h period following a single dose. Slow-release oxprenolol 160 mg, when compared with conventional oxprenolol given as 80 mg twice a day (Reiterer, 1980 showed a complete absence of chronotropic effect at 25 h postdosing.…”