Use of Atropine in Tredmill Stress Testing

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel103 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to evaluate the Safety and feasibility of atropine added during treadmill stress testing in patients with chronotropic incompetence or poor exercise capacity. Our hypothesis is that we can increase heart rate by using atropin in these patients, so we will achieve more conclusive results.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

103

Conditions

Chest Pain

Interventions

AtropineDRUG

I.V Atropine 0.5mg up to 2 mg

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with chest pain without evidence of ischemia eligible for exercise test. * Age\> 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: Absolute: * Patients with LBBB * Unstable Angina * Recent Myocardial Infarction * Un controlled Arrythmia * Congestive heart faliure * Severe symptomatic valvular heart disease * Acute Pulmonary Embolism * Acute perimyocarditis * Acute aortic dissection Relative: * Lt main stenosis * Severe hypertention (Systolic\> 200 mmHg; Diastolic \> 100 mmHg) * Cardiomyopathy * Obstructiove abnormalities * Psychiatric disorders * High degree AV Block

Locations (1)

Heart Institute, Ha'Emek Medical Center

Afula, Afula, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

1- To characterize patients who can't achieve target heart rate at treadmill exercise test.2- To evaluate atropine added during treadmill stress testing in order to increase heart rate and achieave conclusive test.

Time frame: 1 yaer

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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