Utility of routine exercise treadmill testing early after percutaneous coronary intervention
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Why the study?
Does a positive routine exercise treadmill test at 6 weeks post-PCI predict clinical events in completely revascularized patients?
Population
136 completely revascularized patients who underwent routine exercise treadmill testing at 6 weeks post-PCI…
Comparison
Positive or indeterminate exercise treadmill… vs Negative exercise treadmill testing at 6 weeks…
Design
Cohort, randomized patients post-PCI to a strategy of routine functional…
Follow-up
9 months
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Implication
Positive post-PCI ETT was not associated with higher 9-month events; leaves open its prognostic value in revascularized patients.
Structured PICO
Does a positive routine exercise treadmill test at 6 weeks post-PCI predict clinical events in completely revascularized patients?
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Population
136 completely revascularized patients who underwent routine exercise treadmill testing (ETT) at 6 weeks post-PCI in the ADORE trial.
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Intervention
Positive or indeterminate exercise treadmill testing (ETT) at 6 weeks post-PCI
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Comparator
Negative exercise treadmill testing (ETT) at 6 weeks post-PCI
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Outcome
Composite of clinical events (unstable angina, myocardial infarction, death) at 9 monthscomposite
Limitations
- Small number of clinical events (particularly MI and death) limits statistical power
- Lack of a standardized protocol for performing the ETT may have lead to inter-operator variability
- Continuation of beta blockers could lower maximum heart rate
- Antianginal therapy was not stopped routinely prior to ETT
Cite This Study
Babapulle et al. (2007) studied this question.
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