LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS IN 1741-106 ERGOMETRIES
LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS IN 1741-106 ERGOMETRIES
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DOI:
10.1055/s-2008-1069151
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
0.6
通讯作者:
KALTENBACH, M
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作者:
WENDT, T;SCHERER, D;KALTENBACH, M
No life-threatening complications occurred in exercise-testing in 384 938 athletes. Among 1 356 168 patients the most frequent complication was ventricular fibrillation (1: 15 000). The step test was associated with a two-fold diminution of fibrillations when compared to bicycle ergometry in the supine position and with a four-fold decrease when compared to conventional bicycle ergometry. Pulmonary oedema, a typical complication, occurred once in 29 000 bicycle ergometries in supine position. Infarctions were seen 3.5 times more frequently between 1950 and 1977 (1: 26 000) than in the following four years (1: 92 000). Fatal cardiac infarction occurred in 1: 42 000 before 1978 and in 1: 644 000 thereafter. It was the sole cause of death. Present data show a potentially life-threatening risk of 1: 9000 ergometries in patients. Considering the favourable trend at present, a risk of 1: 12 000 can be expected in conditions of an experienced investigator. Defibrillation facilities ready for use must be available in any ergometry.