THE TWO-STEP EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM: A TEST FOR CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY
Authors: A M MASTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 May 1950THE TWO-STEP EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM: A TEST FOR CORONARY INSUFFICIENCYARTHUR M. MASTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.ARTHUR M. MASTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-5-842 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDiagnosis of heart disease is often complicated by the fact that objective evidence of organic disease cannot be obtained. In many cases of coronary disease with angina pectoris, physical examination, roentgenographic representation of the size of the heart and cardiac pulsations, and electrocardiogram are normal. Patients with valvular disease often complain of symptoms such as dyspnea and pain when physical examination fails to reveal evidence of heart failure.White1states that in about one-fourth of all cases of angina pectoris, examination fails to reveal abnormality of the heart. 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