Evaluation of rapid atrial pacing in diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Evaluation of atrial pacing test.
Year: 1976
Type: article
Abstract: Seventeen patients presenting with anginal-type pain were studied by bicycle exercise testing, rapid atrial pacing, and coronary angiography. Ten patients with angina and abnormal pacing tests at rates less than 180/minute were found to have significant coronary artery disease as demonstrated by coronary angiography. Seven patients with pacing-induced chest pain only at rates of 180 and above had normal coronary angiogram. This suggests that patients requiring rates of 180 or more to produce a positive atrial pacing test, following our protocol, do not usually have significant coronary artery disease though confirmation requires a larger study.
Source: Heart
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.38.9.986
Authors: R H Robson, R Pridie, D C Fluck
Institutions: Harefield Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2015206702