Left Ventricular Hemodynamics in Exercise-Induced Angina Pectoris
- 1 August 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Circulation
- Vol. 38 (2), 240-249
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.38.2.240
Abstract
The sequence of events characterizing the onset and course of exercise-induced angina pectoris was studied in 10 patients with ischemic heart disease during cardiac catheterization. Exercise produced a precipitous rise in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure prior to the onset of angina and electrocardiographic ischemia. A corresponding abnormal increase in pulmonary artery pressure occurred. Cardiac output increased commensurate with the degree of exertion and was accompanied by a slight reduction in stroke volume. Left ventricular work and stroke work paralleled the changes in cardiac output and stroke volume. Determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption, that is, heart rate, left ventricular systolic pressure, and left ventricular first derivative, were monitored continuously and noted to increase by 43%, 20%, and 38%, respectively, prior to angina. Ischemic ST-segment depression corresponded closely in time with angina. Angina and electrocardiographic and hemodynamic abnormalities persisted throughout exercise. Two minutes after exercise, hemodynamic values returned to normal along with a reduction in intensity of angina; ST-segment abnormalities persisted until 4 minutes after exercise. Pathophysiological mechanisms occurring during angina are described, and differences from typical heart failure are discussed.Keywords
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