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[Prognostic value of the exercise test after myocardial infarction].
- Source :
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Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie [Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)] 1987 Dec; Vol. 36 (10), pp. 523-6. - Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- A stress test performed in the early stage after myocardial infarction enables to evaluate directly or indirectly three of the main prognosis factors: alteration of ventricular function, presence of ventricular arrhythmias, residual ischemia. This test, performed around the 15th day, after previous anti-angina treatment have been discontinued, is only done in the absence of the classic contra-indications. It permits to detect abnormalities: electrical positivity (with or without pain), disorder of the ventricular rhythm, abnormality of the blood pressure profile, low stress level. The predictive value of these abnormalities has been the subject of many studies. Although all the results are not in agreement, each one of these abnormalities seems to carry an increased risk of cardiac occurrences after myocardial infarction. In addition, an early stress test enables to detect pluritroncular coronary lesions with, however, an average sensitivity. Thallium scintigraphy in conjunction with a stress test improves, however, the performances of this test. The advantage of an early stress test is the rapid screening of high risk patients who should benefit from additional exploratory measures and possibly of myocardial revascularization procedures.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Prognosis
Exercise Test methods
Myocardial Infarction physiopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0003-3928
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3324910