The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine. While exercise testing typically is focused on ...
Exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) stress tests appeared to reliably indicate that some patients with angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) actually had coronary microvascular ...
Pre-screening is crucial for athletes to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, 12 lead ECG screening alone is insufficient to prevent SCD. Objective This study aims to determine the ...
A quick heart trace taken during a warm-up trot could identify racehorses at risk of cardiac arrhythmias during high-intensity exercise, according to a new study led by the University of Surrey. The ...
Dr. Blumenthal: I'm Roger Blumenthal, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, and with me is my friend and colleague, Dr. Jennifer Mieres, an assistant professor at New York University School of ...
Although premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in young people and athletes are usually benign, they may rarely mark underlying heart disease and risk of sudden cardiac death during sport. This review ...
A 43-year-old man presents to his internist with reports of a sharp mid-sternal chest pain that occurs with exertion. An exercise test on a treadmill is ordered and performed. He exercises for 10 ...