MAXIMAL LV FILLING RATE DURING EXERCISE: R-R INTERVAL NORMALIZATION.

S. L. Bacharach*, M. V. Green, R. O. Bonow, S. M. Larson

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Abstract

The maximal rate of early, global left ventricular diastolic filling at rest, expressed in end diastolic volumes/second, has been proved to be capable of discriminating between patients with coronary artery disease and normal subjects. It has been hypothesized that maximal diastolic filling would retain, or even increase, its discriminatory power when measured during exercise. However, during exercise this parameter might depend to some extent on the heart rate achieved by the subject during maximal exertion. Since patients with coronary artery disease are often unable to achieve heart rates comparable to normal subjects at exercise, the apparent power of this parameter to achieve discrimination may be illusory. The results presented here are seen as suggesting that this is indeed the case and that the apparent power of maximal early filling rate to discriminate between patients with coronary artery diseases at exercise and normal subjects at exercise can be attributed almost entirely to differences in exercise heart rates between these groups.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputers in Cardiology
EditorsKenneth L. Ripley
PublisherIEEE
Pages207-210
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)0818605472
StatePublished - 1984

Publication series

NameComputers in Cardiology
ISSN (Print)0276-6574

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Computer Science Applications

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