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Chest Pain, Dyspnea on Exertion, and Exercise Induced Asthma in Children and Adolescents

Dov B. Nudel

Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 1700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Shmuel Diamant

Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 1700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Timothy Brady

Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 1700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Marisa Jarenwattananon

Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 1700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Barbara J. Buckley

Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 1700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Norman Gootman

Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 1700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201

The contribution of maximal exercise tests to the evaluation of 180 patients with chest pain associated with exercise (n = 147) or dyspnea on exertion (DOE, n = 33) was examined. The ages ranged from 5 to 22 (mean 13.2) years, and 68 patients were females. All patients had a normal cardiovascular examination, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, and 2D-echocardiogram. Maximal exercise tests were performed on a treadmill or bicycle ergometer, and flow volume loops were performed before and after exercise (n = 65). Exercise tests did not reveal any cardiovascular abnormalities, but 14 patients with chest pain (9.5%) and seven patients with DOE (21.2%) developed exercise-induced asthma. Postexercise decrease in peak expiratory flow rate was 26.2 ± 3.7 percent in patients with chest pain and 39.4 ± 8.9 percent in those with DOE. Only five patients had a personal history and four others had a family history of asthma. Seven patients had a personal or family history of allergies. Implications: 1) exercise-induced asthma should be considered in pediatric patients with symptoms of chest pain or dyspnea on exertion; 2) when exercise tests are performed, flow volume loops should be included before and after exercise; 3) maximal exercise tests are unlikely to unmask any cardiovascular abnormalities in such patients.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 26, No. 8, 388-392 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/000992288702600802
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