PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF BICYCLE ERGOMETRIC FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH UNSTABLE ANGINA-PECTORIS

A total of 179 patients with unstable angina were studied. There were no complications after bicycle ergonomic tests performed after the patient's condition improvement. An analysis of bicycle ergonometric data and long-term outcomes in 169 patients revealed that the outcome was significantly worse in case of positive test (p=0.007). The validity of this assessment was confirmed over 49 months. The criterion of test cessation was the most predictor in the assessment of a long-term oucome. In pain development accompanied by ECG changes, only 20% of patients had an uncomplicated course 48 months later. Deaths were more frequently observed in the late period if there was 2 mm or more ST segment depression on exercise testing (p=0.001).