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A reappraisal of exercise electrocardiographic indexes of the severity of ischemic heart disease: angiographic and scintigraphic correlates.

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OBJECTIVES:We explored how the exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) indexes generally presumed to signify severe ischemic heart disease (IHD) correlate with coronary angiographic and scintigraphic myocardial perfusion findings. BACKGROUND:In exercise testing, it is generally assumed that the early onset of ST segment depression and its occurrence at a low rate-pressure product (ischemic threshold); the amount of maximal ST segment depression; and a horizontal or downsloping ST segment and its prolonged recovery after exercise signify more severe IHD. However, the relation of these indexes to coronary angiographic and exercise myocardial perfusion findings in patients with IHD is unclear. METHODS:We prospectively carried out a symptom-limited 12-lead Bruce protocol thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) exercise test in 66 consecutive subjects with stable angina, > or = 70% stenosis of at least one coronary artery, normal rest ECG and left ventricular wall motion and a prior positive exercise ECG. The above ECG indexes, vessel disease (VD), a VD score and the quantitative thallium-SPECT measures of the extent, maximal deficit and redistribution gradient of the perfusion abnormality were characterized. RESULTS:Maximal ST segment depression could not differentiate the number of diseased vessels; was not related to VD score, maximal thallium deficit or redistribution gradient; but was related to the extent of perfusion abnormality (r = 0.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.08 to 0.52, p = 0.02). Time of onset of ST segment depression correlated inversely only with VD (r = -0.22, 95% CI -0.44 to -0.05, p < 0.05), whereas the ischemic threshold had low inverse correlation only with VD score (r = -0.25, 95% CI -0.47 to -0.01, p < 0.05) and the redistribution gradient (r = -0.33, 95% CI -0.53 to -0.10, p < 0.01). A horizontal or downsloping compared with an upsloping ST segment did not demonstrate more severe angiographic and scintigraphic disease. Recovery time did not correlate with angiographic and scintigraphic findings, and correlations between angiographic and scintigraphic findings were also low or absent. CONCLUSIONS:In this homogeneous study group, the exercise ECG indexes did not necessarily signify more severe IHD by angiographic and scintigraphic criteria. Lack of concordance between the exercise ECG, angiography and myocardial scintigraphy suggests that these diagnostic modalities examine different facets of myocardial ischemia, underscoring the need for caution in the interpretation of their results.

journal_name

J Am Coll Cardiol

journal_title

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

authors

Bogaty P,Guimond J,Robitaille NM,Rousseau L,Simard S,Rouleau JR,Dagenais GR

doi

10.1016/s0735-1097(97)00091-0

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-06-01 00:00:00

pages

1497-504

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eissn

0735-1097

issn

1558-3597

pii

S0735109797000910

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A reappraisal of exercise electrocardiographic indexes of the severity of ischemic heart disease: angiographic and scintigraphic correlates.