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Unusual ECG responses to exercise stress testing.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11455518     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe the case of a patient with coronary artery disease who developed transient ST-segment depression, right bundle branch block (RBBB), left anterior hemiblock, ST-segment elevation +ST), and "giant" T-waves in her electrocardiogram (ECG), an assortment of ECG patterns heretofore unreported in conjunction with exercise stress testing (EST). The amplitude of the +ST was modulated by the superimposed RBBB, as was shown by its augmentation after the abrupt disappearance of RBBB. Following recession of the latter "giant" T-waves, which usually are encountered in the hyperacute phase of myocardial infarction, developed and persisted late in the recovery period. Cardiac enzymes after EST were negative, and arteriography revealed a stenotic left anterior descending coronary artery. The present case indicates that a variety of ECG expressions of severe transmural ischemia or myocardial infarction can also be manifest in the course of EST; this also suggests a common pathophysiological mechanism in severe EST-triggered ischemia and the early phase of myocardial infarction.
Authors:
J E Madias; H Agarwal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of electrocardiology     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0022-0736     ISO Abbreviation:  J Electrocardiol     Publication Date:  2001 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-07-16     Completed Date:  2001-09-13     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0153605     Medline TA:  J Electrocardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  265-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 11373, USA. madiasj@nychhc.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Bundle-Branch Block / diagnosis,  etiology
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Electrocardiography*
Exercise Test*
Female
Heart Block / diagnosis*,  etiology
Humans
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis,  etiology

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