application, indication, contra-indication
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It cannot be excluded that further contraindications may occur. This has to be evaluated by the responsible
medical doctor.
[5.E]
Application treadmill ergometry: Cardiology ECG Stress Test on the treadmill
(not for sports machines; only for medical running machines with
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mark on nameplate)
In order to check reaction of the patient’s cardiovascular system to physical load, the patient is confronted with steadily
increasing load on the treadmill.
There are certain given protocols that give an increasing load to the patient either by
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increasing velocity at constant elevation,
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increasing elevation at constant velocity or
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a combination of both.
The h/p/cosmos treadmill is equipped with several load protocols that can be chosen in the “test-mode” (see chapter
”operation”). You also have the possibility to create a sef-defined profile, either using the “graded test” or the “free
deinable user profiles”.
Also see guidelines of German or American Heart Associations:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie – Herz- und Kreislaufforschung e. V: http://leitlinien.dgk.org/
American Heart Association. http://www.heart.org and http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/96/1/345.full
If controlling the treadmill via ECG, pay special attention to the ECG manufacturer’s manual!
The summary of clinical data and the risk management of h/p/cosmos is NOT covering any
measured parameter and/or vital functions which are measured and/or detected by host devices
(e.g. ECG, spirometry devices, EMG, etc.) which are connected to the treadmill.
[5.E1]
Indications
Suspicion of cardiovascular diseases (diagnostics and therapy)
[5.E2]
Benefit
Diseases of the cardiovascular system can be detected and treated early and in a controlled surrounding. For the
patient it is better to sustain a cardiac arrest caused by high load, in a clinic under supervision of a medical doctor
with medical equipment and a defibrillator, than at work, at home or during sports.
The benefit of this application can only be achieved in combination with an external ECG that is not delivered by
h/p/cosmos.
