Attenuation of myocardial ischemia with repeated exercise in subjects with chronic stable angina
Relation to myocardial contractility, intensity of exercise and the adenosine triphosphatesensitive potassium channel
Peter Bogaty, MDa,
John G. Kingma, Jr., PhD, FACCa,
N.-Michelle Robitaille, MDa,
Sylvain Plante, MD, FACCa,
Serge Simard, MSca,
Lyne Charbonneau, BSca and
Jean G. Dumesnil, MD, FACCa
a Quebec Heart Institute/Laval Hospital, Laval University, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada

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Figure 1 Ischemic thresholds (heart rate x systolic blood pressure at 1-mm STD) in exercises (Ex) 1 and 2 are plotted for each subject in the three study groups. Vertical bars display means and SDs.
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Figure 2 Maximum (Max) STD equivalent in millimeters plotted for each subject in whom it could be measured in exercises (Ex) 1 and 2 in the three study groups. See text for definition of this parameter. Vertical bars display means and SDs.
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Figure 3 Echocardiographic LV wall motion score indexes (means and SDs) at baselines (Rest) and immediately following each exericse (Ex) in groups I and II.
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