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Exercise ECGs Highly Specific for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

Exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) stress tests appeared to reliably indicate that some patients with angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) actually had coronary microvascular ...
Medscape

ECG Screening Finds High Risk People, But Benefits Not Clear

September 19, 2011 (Portland, Oregon) — Screening every adult with an electrocardiography test will find some people at higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular events, but the clinical benefits of ...
BMJ

641 MEP178 – Screening for cardiac arrhythmia with the single-lead wearable ECG monitoring during the endurance exercise in athletes

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 ...
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Exercise Capacity in Adult African-Americans Referred for Exercise Stress Testing

Using a stress testing report database, we studied 5,069 consecutive patients who were referred for exercise ECG stress testing at the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans, LA, ...