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Prognostic implications of stress test-induced arrhythmias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Heart

Background The significance of stress-test induced arrhythmias has been examined in prior studies, but there is no clear consensus regarding its significance. Objectives To determine the significance of stress test-induced arrhythmias. Atrial arrhythmia during stress testing, on the other hand, shows no association with mortality.

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Effects of 1-year exercise in patients with atrial fibrillation: study protocol for the Norwegian Exercise in Atrial Fibrillation (NEXAF) randomised controlled trial

Open Heart

Introduction Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent sustained arrhythmia worldwide and is expected to increase substantially within the coming years. Eligible patients are randomised 1:1 to either a combined supervised and eHealth-based exercise intervention or usual care for 12 months.

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Endurance Exercise Promotes Episodes of Myocardial Injury in Individuals with a Pathogenic Desmoplakin (DSP) Variant

HeartRhythm

Exercise promotes penetrance and sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in right-sided arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, but its effect is unknown in DSP variant carriers. Desmoplakin (DSP) variants are associated with left-predominant or biventricular arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.

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Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy

Cardiomatics

In healthy individuals occurs during exercising or strong emotions. Other times, an irregular recording can signal a medical emergency, such as a myocardial infarction or a dangerous arrhythmia. 1] Arrhythmia Recognition: The Art of Interpretation, T.Garcia, D.Garcia. Usually does not exceed 160 bpm.

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Vigorous Exercise in Congenital Long-QT Syndrome

American College of Cardiology

Is engagement in vigorous exercise, including competitive sports, associated with increased risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in individuals with known and treated congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS)?

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Pediatric Exercise Testing

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Discussion on pediatric exercise testing. Pediatric exercise testing may be used for evaluation of various disorders of cardiac rhythm rather than for inducible ischemia as in adults. In a child with suspected sinus node dysfunction, chronotropic incompetence from sinus node dysfunction can be assessed by exercise testing.

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Prediction of severe ventricular arrhythmias in mitral valve prolapse patients by exercise ECG

HeartRhythm

However, some MVP patients experience severe ventricular arrhythmias (VA). The predictive role of exercise testing in MVP has not been investigated. We aimed to explore whether exercise ECG could predict subsequent severe VA in MVP patients. Identifying patients at risk is challenging and evidence is sparse.