Abstract
The patient lies in decubitus, the position required to achieve an optimal echocardio-graphic view. Electrocardiographic leads are placed at standard limb and precordial sites, slightly displacing (upward and downward) any leads that may interfere with the chosen acoustic window. A 12-lead ECG is recorded in resting condition and each minute throughout the examination. An ECG lead is also continuously displayed on the echo monitor to provide the operator with a reference for ST segment changes and arrhythmias (Fig.1).
“Stress echocardiography is like sex: if you never done it, you cannot know what it is; once you start, you usually keep on doing it all your life; but if you do it and you don’t find it fun, there is probably something wrong with you.”
Harvey Feigenbaum, verbatim
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Picano, E. (2003). Stress Echocardiography: Instructions for Use. In: Stress Echocardiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05096-5_9
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