[Stress tolerance in patients with right ventricular infarct during the rehabilitation period]

199 patients with myocardial infarction were divided into 4 groups according to the localisation of necrosis (anterior, inferior, anterior + right ventricle, inferior + right ventricle). Exercise capacity was determined by bicycle ergometer test at the beginning of rehabilitation and 3 weeks later. Exercise capacity and ejection fraction were better in case of inferior comparing with anterior infarction. There was no significant change in exercise capacity whether inferior or anterior left ventricle necrosis was accompanied by right ventricle infarction. In chronic phase of myocardial infarction exercise capacity of patients is not influenced by right ventricle necrosis accompanied by left ventricle infarction.