Abstract
We prospectively evaluated results from cardiopulmonary exercise testing for chronotropic incompetence (CI) in a cohort of 292 pacemaker patients. In addition, we evaluated comorbidity and antiarrhythmic patient data as indicators of CI. On the basis of exercise stress testing and application of the definition of CI by Wilkoff, 51% of our cohort was categorized as having CI. Indications for pacemaker implant for this patient group were 42% atrioventricular block, 56% sinus node disease, and 59% atrial fibrillation. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO(2) max) and exercise duration were significantly reduced among CI pacemaker patients, whereas oxygen uptake at the anaerobic threshold remained unchanged. The following clinical characteristics were significant predictors of CI: existence of coronary artery disease (P = 0.038), presence of an acquired valvular heart disease (P = 0.037), and former cardiac surgery (P = 0.041). Age, gender, arterial hypertension, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, left ventricular ejection fraction, and time period between stress-exercise examination and pacemaker implantation were not significant predictors of CI. Chronic antiarrhythmic therapy with digitalis (P = 0.013), beta blockers (P = 0.036), and...Continue Reading
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