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Postexercise systolic blood pressure response: clinical application to the assessment of ischemic heart disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9787278     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Stress test parameters indicating the presence and extent of coronary artery disease have traditionally included such variables as exercise duration, and the blood pressure and ST-segment responses to exercise. The three-minute systolic blood pressure ratio, another important indicator of significant coronary artery disease, is a useful and readily obtainable measure that can be applied in all patients who are undergoing stress testing for the evaluation of known or suspected ischemic heart disease. The ratio is calculated by dividing the systolic blood pressure three minutes into the recovery phase of a treadmill exercise test by the systolic blood pressure at peak exercise. A three-minute systolic blood pressure ratio greater than 0.90 is considered abnormal and has a diagnostic accuracy of approximately 75 percent for the detection of coronary artery disease (i.e., an accuracy comparable to that of ST-segment depression). Higher values for the ratio are associated with more extensive coronary artery disease, as well as an adverse prognosis after myocardial infarction. Thus, the three-minute systolic blood pressure ratio provides information that is complementary to the traditional exercise test parameters for identifying high-risk ischemic heart disease.
Authors:
A J Taylor; G A Beller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American family physician     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0002-838X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am Fam Physician     Publication Date:  1998 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-06     Completed Date:  1998-11-06     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1272646     Medline TA:  Am Fam Physician     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1126-30     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Pressure*
Diagnosis, Differential
Exercise*
Humans
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*,  physiopathology*
Prognosis
Systole

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