Exercise testing post-MI: Still worthwhile in the interventional era

Abstract

Exercise testing post-MI is a class I recommendation (ACC/AHA). To ensure proper risk-evaluation and an optimal, individually tailored rehabilitation, exercise testing should remain a preferred option for all patients discharged after an episode of acute coronary disease, regardless of whether revascularization was performed or not. Specifically, exercise capacity still remains the most significant exercise variable in the modern era of aggressive reperfusion treatment. In this context, the exercise test seems worthy of a clinical renaissance.