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A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…this: an ECG can be fed directly into a classifier with no human feature extraction, in principle delivering LVEF's practical advantages with better discrimination…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…precipitating state resolves. The distinction is therefore not based on the BP value alone: Feature Hypertensive emergency Hypertensive urgency BP Often ≥180/110 mmHg; no…

NSTEMI: Risk Stratification and Timing of the Invasive Strategy

…patients whose initial findings are less definitive. The defining electrocardiographic feature is the absence of persistent ST segment elevation. This does not imply low risk…

Stress Echocardiography: Protocols and Interpretation

…coronary artery disease (CAD). It combines echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) structure and function with exercise or pharmacological stress. The physiological basis is an…

Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…Imaging (coronary CT angiography, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, stress echocardiography) has greater diagnostic accuracy. Contraindications Absolute: Acute coronary syndrome within 48 hours, or ongoing unstable angina…

Exercise stress test (exercise ECG): protocols, evaluation & termination

…energy consumption at rest (sitting). METs may be used to describe the functional capacity during exercise stress testing. Results of treadmill tests are typically described…

Exercise stress testing in special patient populations

…Patients with previous acute coronary syndromes (ACS) Exercise stress testing is routinely performed after acute myocardial infarction in order to assess the presence of myocardial…

Evaluation of exercise stress test: ECG, symptoms, blood pressure, heart rate, performance

…detail. Symptom during exercise stress testing Perceived exertion The patient's perceived exertion is a way of estimating the intensity of the physical activity. It…

Indications, Contraindications, and Preparations for Exercise Stress Testing

…during exercise testing (exercise ECG). Indications for exercise stress test Indications have been discussed in Introduction to Exercise ECG. The most common indications are as…

Introduction to exercise stress testing (treadmill test, exercise ECG)

…Thus, the clinical utility of exercise stress testing is immense and the procedure may be used in numerous situations, ranging from health screening to assessment…

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