title: [Usefulness of exercise test in combination with ECG].
abstract: The author gives an overview on usefulness of exercise ECG in cardiology. There is a summary of indications and contraindications of the test and of the personal requirements. The exercise ECG do not recommended to screen asymptomatic individuals. The test is very important in the diagnosis and the prognostic evaluation of patients with ischemic heart disease. The exercise ECG and coronary arteriography are equally important prognostic determinants of future cardiac events. The exercise ECG has been proved an objective tool in the evaluation of functional impairment of patients with congenital and acquired heart disease. The author summarizes the work of exercise laboratories in Hungary, points out the necessity of it's technical improvement and suggests to increase their productivity.
authors.affiliation: Fövárosi Onkormányzat Szent János Kórháza III. Belgyógyászat-Kardiológia.
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authors.lastname: Jánosi
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: A terheléses EKG vizsgálat jelentösége.