This chapter focuses on the interpretation of the exercise test. The first half discusses the important parameters of the test to be evaluated. The second half discusses how the information from the test can be used to estimate the probability of coronary disease and likelihood of future cardiac events. This important area of risk stratification allows the physician to place the patient in low-, moderate-, or high-risk groups and to identify which patients benefit from referral to cardiology for consideration of revascularization.
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Evans, C.H., Ellestad, M.H. (2009). Interpreting the Exercise Test. In: Evans, C.H., White, R.D. (eds) Exercise Stress Testing for Primary Care and Sports Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76597-6_5
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