Why the study?
Does exercise electrocardiography remain a valid first-choice stress testing modality for risk stratification in patients recovering from acute coronary syndromes?
Does exercise electrocardiography remain a valid first-choice stress testing modality for risk stratification in patients recovering from acute coronary syndromes?
Exercise ECG remains a supported, cost-effective tool for prognosis and quality of life assessment after acute coronary syndromes.
Supports exercise ECG for post-ACS prognosis and QoL; leaves open first-line status versus modern modalities.
Recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances have been questioning the role of exercise electrocardiography (ECG) for risk stratification of patients recovering from an acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this review was to verify whether evidence still exists supporting the use of exercise ECG as first choice stress testing modality in this clinical setting in the light of the most recent prognostic data and of cost effectiveness considerations. It was concluded that a large body of evidence supports the use of exercise ECG as a cost-effective tool for prognostic purposes and for quality of life assessment following acute coronary syndromes.
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