SanaBike 500 easy
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Revision: 10/2018
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Indications
Possible indications for exercise ECGs:
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Diagnostic clarification of chest pain (angina pectoris including vasospastic angina) for myocardial
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ischaemia (insufficient blood supply) or for coronary heart disease (coronary artery disease)
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For patients with cardiac risk factors such as suspected coronary artery disease and arterial hypertonia
(high blood pressure)
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Following a myocardial infarction, for the assessment of prognosis, physical activity, medication and
cardiac rehabilitation
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Before and after a revascularisation (restoration of the blood supply) using interventional techniques
or aortocoronary bypass surgery, to assess any remaining ischaemia
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Assessing the physical exercise capacity, e.g. for expert reports
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Examination of asymptomatic men >40 years of age, or women >50 years of age, respectively, before
physical exercise
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For occupations where a medical condition influences public safety (e.g. for bus drivers, pilots, …)
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For patients with cardiac arrhythmia that only manifests itself during exercise (e.g. ventricular tachy-
cardia in the case of arrhythmogenic right-ventricular disease, coronary artery disease)
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Exercise trials for patients with frequency-adaptive pacemaker systems to define the ideal intervention
frequency.
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Proof of undesirable pro-arrhythmic effects
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amplification of arrhythmia during anti-arrhythmic therapy
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Measuring the physical exercise capacity of high-performance athletes/competitive athletes
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Indications for cardiac rehabilitation
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post cardiac infarction
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stable angina pectoris
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coronary artery bypass surgery
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cardiomyopathy
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PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention)
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compensated cardiac insufficiency
Contra-indications
There is always a certain risk when performing exercise examinations. Therefore, contra-indications for
ergometry apply.
In the event of the following contra-indications, NO exercise test must be performed:
Absolute contra-indications:
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existing acute cardiac infarction (myocardial infarction)
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unstable angina pectoris
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symptomatic serious aortic stenosis
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serious hypertonia at rest
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carditis
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insufficiency of the heart
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serious cardiac arrhythmia at rest and/or restricted haemodynamics
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aorta aneurysm
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acute aortic dissection (dissection of the layers of the aorta walls)
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acute pulmonary embolism
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acute myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle)
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acute pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium)
