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Australian Doctor, March, 2007
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Shahiron Sahari
EDITOR As a cardiologist, I have seen many patients referred by their GPs as a result of 'abnormal' exercise stress tests performed at heart check clinics. In my experience of dealing with these anxious patients, 90% or more of the tests were not done correctly or reported correctly, but not actually falsely positive as such.
When we talk about falsely positive exercise tests, we mean tests that show significant ECG changes for no good reason or for reasons other than significant coronary artery disease. For example, a person with hypertension with or without ...
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