Role of Standard Treadmill Exercise Testing in CAD Diagnosis and risk stratification
General description of procedure, equipment, technique Exercise testing provides both electrocardiographic and nonelectrocardiographic information that is useful for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) and for the prognosis. Exercise protocols aim to assess exercise capacity. Perhaps the best measure of exercise capacity is maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), defined as the maximal amount of oxygen…
