ST-Segment Depression in Hyperventilation Indicates a False Positive Exercise Test in Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse

Objectives. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a known cause for false positive exercise test (ET). The purpose of this study was to establish additional electrocardiographic criteria to distinguish the false positive exercise results in patients with MVP. Methods. We studied 218 consecutive patients (...

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Main Authors: Andreas P. Michaelides, Charalampos I. Liakos, Charalambos Antoniades, Dimitrios L. Tsiachris, Dimitrios Soulis, Polichronis E. Dilaveris, Konstantinos P. Tsioufis, Christodoulos I. Stefanadis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/541781