[ECG changes during the performance of a loading test in coronary atherosclerosis patients with asynergies].

The findings of coronary angiography, ventriculography and bicycle ergometry were compared in 64 patients with coronary heart disease and asynergic zones in the left ventricle. An increase in the sum of the amplitudes of R waves of the ECG during the exercise test generally combined with a displacement of the ST segment was predominantly observed in patients with asynergies of ischemic genesis. By contrast, in patients with asynergies secondary to post-infarction cardiosclerosis, an elevation of R waves during bicycle ergometry cannot be a reliable sign of coronary failure, yet it permits the identification of individuals with marked disorders of the contractile function of the left ventricle.