Background Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is associated with a poor prognosis but is difficult to diagnose non-invasively. In a recent paper, ST-segment depression on exercise-ECG was found ...
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 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 ...
Those changes are often easy to dismiss, such as chest tightness, palpitations, or dizziness. You may also feel a heartbeat ...
The correct diagnosis is sinus node reentry (Figure 2). Figure 2. Courtesy of Philip J. Podrid, MD. The initial part of the ECG shows a rate of 150 beats/min, with an abrupt termination of the rhythm ...