February 1, 1981Archives of Internal Medicine

The Uses and Limits of Standard Exercise Tests

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Why the study?

Does standard exercise electrocardiography accurately detect coronary artery disease in healthy persons and those with chest pain?

Population

Apparently healthy persons and subjects being examined for chest pain or after myocardial infarction

Design

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Authors

LMLockhart B. McGuireBrigham and Women's Hospital

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Implication

Exercise ECG warrants caution for asymptomatic screening; leaves open targeted diagnostic use in chest pain pending higher-level evidence.

Structured PICO

Does standard exercise electrocardiography accurately detect coronary artery disease in healthy persons and those with chest pain?

Population

Apparently healthy persons and subjects being examined for chest pain or after myocardial infarction

Intervention

Standard exercise electrocardiography

Outcome

Detection of coronary artery disease

Standard exercise ECG has limited diagnostic value in asymptomatic individuals but provides useful diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with chest pain or prior myocardial infarction.

Cite This Study

Lockhart B. McGuire (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a834223e117deea2e4872f7 https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1981.00340020091023

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Implication

Exercise ECG warrants caution for asymptomatic screening; leaves open targeted diagnostic use in chest pain pending higher-level evidence.

The Uses and Limits of Standard Exercise Tests

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The Uses and Limits of Standard Exercise Tests

Discussion

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Implication

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