title: [Accelerated exercise test for the evaluation of transesophageal cardiac pacing].
abstract: The diagnostic potentialities of the unique procedure of transesophageal cardiac pacing (TECP) exercise test were examined. The accelerated one-stage TECP test was started just at a rate equal to the heart rate submaximal for a patient's age, and continued up to 1 min. The test was considered to be positive with horizontal or obliquely descending ST segment depression greater than or equal to 2 mm. The procedure was used to examine 116 patients: 75 with coronary heart disease and 41 with neurocirculatory dystonia. A high (93 versus 84%) diagnostic sensitivity was displayed by the proposed modified exercise test versus the graded test. Noteworthy, it is possible to substantially reduce the duration of exercise test (1 min versus 5-7 min of the graded test). The accelerated TECP test is safe for patients, easy-to-use and fails to cause any complications.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Petriĭ
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Makolkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004947:Esophagus; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009449:Neurocirculatory Asthenia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Uskorennyĭ nagruzochnyĭ test chrezpishchevodnoĭ élektricheskoĭ stimuliatsii serdtsa.