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Decoding the Menace Within: Unraveling Myocardial Bridges and Exercise-Induced Ischemia

Cardiology Update

This groundbreaking study, delving into the physiological intricacies during exercise, specifically targets patients with ANOCA and MBs, utilizing wave intensity analysis. For more cardiology research news join our newsletter or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn or Instagram. Original article: Sinha A et al.

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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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How Does Exercise Prevent Heart Disease?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Exercise in a regular pattern is one of the important life style modifications which everyone can adopt to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease. Exercise helps in various ways for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Regular exercise conditions the body so that the effort tolerance, lung and muscle function improve.

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Treadmill Stress ECG

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Treadmill Exercise ECG is usually done with a computerized treadmill unit which controls the motor speed of the treadmill as well as monitors the ECG. Treadmill exercise test ECG series starts with the pretest ECG and recordings in every stage of exercise and recovery phase.

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How to control high blood pressure without medications

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Regular exercise is another good way of reducing high blood pressure. Even though blood pressure rises steadily during exercise according to intensity of exercise, regular exercise brings down the resting blood pressure. Aerobic exercises like walking, jogging, cycling and swimming are the most suitable.

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Differentiating Between Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Chest Pain

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Still some general observations are possible regarding chest pain originating from the heart. The typical pain of cardiac origin is a central chest pain which occurs on walking or other forms of exercise, known as effort angina. This pain is caused by insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to a region of the heart muscle.

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What is athlete’s heart?

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During aerobic exercise which is isotonic, the heart rate and stroke volume increases. Isometric exercise or weight training on the other hand causes only slight increase in cardiac output due to increase in heart rate. Effect of exercise on right ventricle. J point elevation and early repolarization pattern has been reported.