Frequency and Influence of Exercise-Induced Artifact in Electrocardiograms During Exercise Treadmill Testing for Detection of Myocardial Ischemia

Conclusions: ECGA at peak exercise are frequent and related to peak heart rate and peak metabolic equivalents of resting total oxygen consumption, suggesting a motion effect. ECGA affected the diagnostic accuracy of ETT examinations, indicating that algorithms to reduce artifact for improved diagnosis of ETT require further investigation.
Source: Critical Pathways in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research