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Exercise Stress Testing

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Exercise testing (ET) is a well-validated procedure for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and assessing functional capacity and prognosis. Exercise stress tests may detect myocardial ischemia along the ischemic cascade (Fig. 4.1) as a result of a mismatch between myocardial oxygen delivery (from coronary blood flow impairment) and myocardial oxygen demand. It is simple and easy to perform the test, with minimal equipment required.

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  1. Cardiology Division, Northeast Cardiology Associates (NECA), Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), One Northeast Drive, Bangor, ME, 04401, USA

    Eddy Karnabi MD, PhD FASE

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  1. Cardiovascular Division Professor of Medicine and Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Robert C. Hendel

  2. Division of Cardiology Tufts Medical Center Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Carey Kimmelstiel

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Karnabi, E. (2017). Exercise Stress Testing. In: Hendel, R., Kimmelstiel, C. (eds) Cardiology Procedures. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7290-1_4

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