Why the study?
Do results from exercise testing predict cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris treated with metoprolol or verapamil?
Population
731 patients with chronic stable angina pectoris from the Angina Prognosis Study In Stockholm who performed…
Comparison
Double-blind treatment with metoprolol or… vs Compared to each other
Design
Cohort, double-blind
Follow-up
median 40 months
Authors
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Marked post-exercise ST depression and shorter duration predict CV death in stable angina; supports exercise testing for risk stratification but leaves treatment implications open.
Do results from exercise testing predict cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris treated with metoprolol or verapamil?
Marked ST-segment depression during and after exercise, and low exercise capacity independently predict adverse outcomes in stable angina, whereas anginal symptoms and short-term treatment effects on ischemia do not.
Lennart Forslund (2000) studied this question.
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