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7844901

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
Exercise stress test is useful for the early detection of coronary artery disease and is recommended as a medical clearance test before the initiation of exercise training. However, when applied to apparently healthy people, there are many false positive results. It is therefore necessary to determine indications for stress testing, but few data are available in Japan. In this study, we performed exercise stress test in apparently healthy men to investigate the incidence of exercise-induced ST segment changes and their relationship to coronary risk factors. The subjects were 2,187 men who underwent symptom-limited exercise stress test at a health-promotion center in Tokyo. Those with a history of cardiovascular disease were excluded. They underwent symptom-limited exercise stress test on a treadmill with a modified Bruce protocol or on a cycle ergometer with a ramp protocol (20 watts per minute). Twelve-lead electrocardiogram was recorded every 3 min. Cardiologists evaluated the exercise ECG responses, and advised those with abnormal ST segment changes (Group A) to undergo further examinations at a cardiovascular hospital. The results of further examination such as exercise scintigraphy and/or coronary angiography were obtained. Twice the number of subjects with normal exercise responses were selected as age-matched controls (Group N) to compare the coronary risk factors between the two groups. Twenty-nine subjects had abnormal ST segment changes (1.33% of the total subjects) (Group A). Their mean age was 57 years (38 to 76). Among these, 27 had ST segment depression and 2 had ST elevation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0047-1879
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
440-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Exercise-induced ST segment change and coronary risk factors in apparently healthy men].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Administration, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract