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Exercise ECG

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In the exercise ECG ischemia is very easy detectable by significant ST depression in leads V4 to V6, with quite good reliability (in the condition of a normal ECG at rest). However, to conduct exercise testing professionally, the physician must be fully informed about the important basics — the instruments and equipment, indications and contraindications, possible limitations, about measurement of workload in watts or MET (metabolic equivalents), and about complications.Therefore, in this chapter the section At a Glance is larger than the section The Full Picture, and references to the literature are cited in both sections.

The exercise ECG is still the most widely used screening method for myocardial ischemia. A meta-analysis has revealed a specificity of 73% and a sensitivity of 68% [1].

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Gertsch, M. (2004). Exercise ECG. In: The ECG. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10315-9_28

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