Key result
Radionuclide ventriculography with exercise testing identified 88% of patients who died suddenly within two years after first myocardial infarction, superior to conventional exercise testing endpoints.
Why the study?
Does radionuclide ventriculography at rest and during exercise predict adverse outcomes in patients after first myocardial infarction?
Population
100 consecutive patients after their first myocardial infarction
Comparison
Radionuclide ventriculography at rest and at 1… vs Conventional end points of exercise testing and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
two years
Authors
Loading...
May aid post-MI sudden death risk stratification; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Cohort (n=100)
Does radionuclide ventriculography at rest and during exercise predict adverse outcomes in patients after first myocardial infarction?
Radionuclide ventriculography at rest and during exercise provides superior prognostic value for sudden death and adverse events compared to conventional clinical and exercise testing indices in patients after a first myocardial infarction.
Dewhurst et al. (1983) conducted a cohort in First myocardial infarction (n=100). Radionuclide ventriculography at rest and during exercise vs. Conventional end points of exercise testing was evaluated on Identification of sudden death within two years. Radionuclide ventriculography with exercise testing identified 88% of patients who died suddenly within two years after first myocardial infarction, superior to conventional exercise testing endpoints.