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ELECTROCARDIOGRAMME EFFORT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
Key term(s)
  • exercise EKG

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système cardio-vasculaire
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Épreuve essentiellement utilisée dans le diagnostic de l'insuffisance coronarienne, destinée à étudier les modifications électrocardiographiques, en particulier de la repolarisation, induites par l'effort.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Cardiovascular System
DEF

Any cardiac challenge, physical, pharmacologic, or mental delivered under monitored conditions. Most commonly this is exercise, the most common monitor being electrocardiography although any other graphic technique, including cardiac catheterization, may be applied.

Key term(s)
  • cardiac challenge test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Système cardio-vasculaire
DEF

Technique d'exploration cardiaque qui consiste à pratiquer l'électrographie d'un malade au cours d'un effort physique.

Key term(s)
  • électrocardiogramme d'effort
  • test d'effort
  • électrographie d'effort

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sistema cardiovascular
CONT

La frecuencia y presencia de arritmias durante el ejercicio es altamente variable en pacientes con arritmias benignas, por tanto, la prueba de esfuerzo es una importante, confiable y efectiva técnica para exponer las arritmias y evaluar la eficiencia de fármacos, aunque es necesario un registro electrocardiográfico continuo para documentarlas.

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