title: A computerized approach to evaluating rest and exercise-induced ECG/VCG changes after cardiac rehabilitation.
abstract: A computerized method of acquiring and analyzing rest and exercise test 12-lead electrocardiographic and three-dimensional lead vectorcardiographic data before and after cardiac rehabilitations is described. Fourteen coronary heart disease patients were exercise tested before and after a mean of five months of aerobic exercise training, The only significant ST-segment improvements were found in three-dimensional space. Spatial measurements should be considered in the assessment of electrocardiographic changes secondary to exercise training.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012146:Rest; D014672:Vectorcardiography / Q000379:methods*