title: Correlation of arm position and exercise test interpretation.
abstract: ST-segment changes during exercise testing can be attributed mainly to ischemia, but also, in some patients, to other physiological parameters, such as body position or hyperventilation, making ECG exercise test interpretation more complex. Here we describe the case of a patient who had an electrocardiographically positive exercise test, in order to illustrate the correlation between arm position and ST changes during exercise testing.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Michaelides
authors.forename: Charalampos I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Liakos
authors.forename: Leonidas G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Raftopoulos
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antoniades
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsiachris
authors.forename: Kyriakoula
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marinou
authors.forename: Christodoulos I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture