Value of Clinical Exercise Testing

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Abstract
The usefulness of exercise testing in the diagnosis and management of patients with ischemic heart disease depends on the ability of the clinician to use the information properly. An exercise test has several possible results that have different degrees of diagnostic power. The communication by Borer et al. in this issue of the Journal adds to the data base from which the implications of the exercise test can be deduced.Clinical observations such as the appearance of chest pain and working capacity are important parts of the exercise test. However, the greatest source of confusion is in the interpretation of . . .