Why the study?
Does exercise electrocardiography accurately identify underlying coronary artery disease in asymptomatic subjects with minor ST segment and T wave changes on resting ECG?
Population
14,000 United Kingdom professional aircrew and air traffic control officers, from which a subset of 103…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Reasonable accuracy supports consideration for select asymptomatic patients with minor resting changes; cross-sectional data leave prospective validation open.
Does exercise electrocardiography accurately identify underlying coronary artery disease in asymptomatic subjects with minor ST segment and T wave changes on resting ECG?
Minor ST segment and T wave changes on resting ECGs in asymptomatic individuals can be indicative of significant coronary artery disease, and exercise ECG serves as a useful diagnostic tool in this population.
Joy et al. (1981) studied this question.
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