Safety of exercise testing in the chest pain unit: 31-mm ST elevation in variant angina

J Electrocardiol. 2006 Jul;39(3):309. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.02.012. Epub 2006 May 12.

Abstract

We discuss a patient who presented with symptoms classic for variant angina with dramatic 31-mm ST elevation secondary to exercise testing in the chest pain unit, in whom neither myocardial infarction nor severe arrhythmia resulted. Although exercise testing is deemed generally safe, it has not been studied for safety per se in patients with variant angina. Further studies are needed to determine if the magnitude of ST elevation during exercise testing carries prognostic significance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angina Pectoris / diagnosis*
  • Angina Pectoris / etiology*
  • Angina Pectoris / prevention & control
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / prevention & control
  • Exercise Test / adverse effects*
  • Exercise Test / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors