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Table 2 Hemodynamic changes during the EE in patients: Group 1 (G1) and Group 2 (G2).

From: Chronotropic incompetence and a higher frequency of myocardial ischemia in exercise echocardiography

VARIABLES

G1

G2

P

95% CI

Resting Heart Rate

71.25 ± 13.1

77.6 ± 16.0

< 0.001

(-7.8 – -4.85)

Peak Heart Rate

118.0 ± 16.0

158.0 ± 18.4

< 0.0001

(-41.49 – -38.01)

Rest Systolic Arterial Pressure

130.0 ± 14.0

128.0 ± 32.0

0.183

(-9.58 – 5.01)

Peak Systolic Arterial Pressure

175.5 ± 24.8

189.1 ± 19.6

0.995

(-15.5 – -11.66)

Rest Diastolic Arterial Pressure

84.8 ± 38.6

82.9 ± 11.3

0.832

(0.28 – 3.55)

Peak Diastolic Arterial Pressure

87.0 ± 11.2

86.7 ± 9.6

0.484

(-0.05 – 1.32)

Ejection Fraction

0.64 ± 0.085

0.66 ± 0.065

< 0.0001

(-0.25 – -0.01)

WMSI, rest

1.06 ± 0.17

1.02 ± 0.09

< 0.0001

(0.03 – 0.05)

WMSI, after exercise

1.12 ± 0.23

1.04 ± 0.21

< 0.0001

(0.06 – 0.10)

Duration of the Test

4.8 ± 2.4

7.8 ± 2.8

< 0.0001

(-3.29 – -2.71)

METS

6.6 ± 2.2

9.3 ± 2.9

< 0.0001

(-1.67 – -1.88)

  1. G1 group: patients who failed to achieve 85% of the maximal age-predicted HR;
  2. G2 group: patients who were able to achieve 85% of the maximal age-predicted HR.
  3. WMSI = Wall Motion Score Index
  4. METS = Metabolic Equivalents