New findings highlight the benefit of exercise ECGs just as they are being scrapped
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 04:31
in Health & Medicine
In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it should not be used to diagnose or exclude stable angina in patient assessments. New research published in the BMJ Open finds that the test has other uses that transcend its technical contribution to diagnosis.