[The clinical and prognostic information value of painless myocardial ischemia in the early postinfarct period].

A study was made of painless myocardial ischemia in the early postinfarction period (day 14) in order to define its influence on the clinical course and immediate prognosis. 25 patients aged 32 to 60 years with acute primary myocardial infarction were examined. 17 patients had large-focal and 8 small-focal infarction. The patients received diurnal ECG monitoring and physical exercise test on a treadmill. An overwhelming majority of the patients manifested myocardial ischemia not correlating with the rate of angina pectoris attacks. In the patients with small-focal infarction, angina pectoris occurred more frequently and was longer. It has been discovered that the total diurnal duration of transitory myocardial ischemia in the early postinfarction period is a more informative indicator of the immediate prognosis as compared to physical exercise tolerance.