Pocket Guide to Stress Testing

Exercise (stress) testing is one of the most popular and essential diagnostic tools in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Pocket Guide to Stress Testing uses a practical approach in describing the clinically pertinent aspects of this subject, incorporating tables and ECG tracings whenever applicable. The authors address the most important uses of exercise ECG testing, including chest pain evaluation, determining functional capacity of cardiac patients as well as seemingly healthy people, and low–level postmyocardial infarction testing. This pocket guide simply and concisely covers the standard treadmill test and various pharmacologic stress tests for those patients unable to perform the treadmill test.

Spis treści:
Preface;.
Suggested Readings;.
Contributors;.
Abbreviations;.
Introduction;.
Preparations and Precautions;.
Indications;.
Contraindications;.
Exercise (Stress) ECG Test Protocols;.
Stress ECG Testing with Nuclear Imaging Techniques;.
Stress Echocardiography;.
Pharmacologic Stress Testing;.
Stress Testing After Mycocardical Infarction;.
Proper Selection of the Mode of Stress Testing;.
Exercise–Induced Cardiac Arrhythmias;.
Complications;.
Interpretation;.
False Positive Versus False Negative Exercise ECG Test Results;.
Pediatric Exercise Testing;.
Follow–up Care and Management;.
Value of Exercise (Stress) ECG Testing Before Engaging in an Exercise Program or Sport;.
Exercise Prescriptions for Healthy Individuals and Cardiac Patients;.
Computer Technology in the Field of the Exercise (Stress) ECG Testing;.
Medicolegal Aspects of the Exercise (Stress) ECG Testing;.
Educational Guide to Patients and Families;.
Index

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Exercise (stress) testing is one of the most popular and essential diagnostic tools in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Pocket Guide to Stress Testing uses a practical approach in describi ng the clinically pertinent aspects of this subject, incorporating tables and ECG tracings whenever applicable. The authors address the most important uses of exercise ECG testing, including chest pain evaluation, determining functional capacity of cardiac patients as well as seemingly healthy people, and low–level postmyocardial infarction testing. This pocket guide simply and concisely covers the standard treadmill test and various pharmacologic stress tests for those patients unable to perform the treadmill test.