TABLE 5

Reported Symptoms During Stress Acquisition

Symptoms during stress acquisitionsAdenosine*RegadenosonP
None6 (19.4%)9 (15.3%)0.357
Typical chest pain10 (33.3%)8 (25.8%)0.409
Respiratory16 (53.3%)11 (35.5%)0.095
Gastrointestinal5 (16.7%)7 (22.6%)0.653
Vasodilation12 (40.0%)14 (45.2%)0.859
Other3 (10.0%)3 (9.7%)0.895
General degree of discomfort2.9 ± 1.12.6 ± 1.10.428
  • * Two surveys were missing from adenosine group.

  • General degree of discomfort was expressed as a number from 1 (no discomfort at all) to 5 (very inconvenient). One patient in each group gave a deviant answer, and both of these patients were excluded from the analysis.

  • Data are n and percentage, or mean ± SD. Analysis was done using χ2 tests to identify differences between stress and rest acquisitions.