Ellestad's Stress Testing

Fadi G. Hage, MD, MASNC, FACC, FAHA,a,b and Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, MD, MPHa,b, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology Reading this book from cover to cover, the tremendous effort this feat required is clearly evident in the easy flow of the text, the richness of the material, and the great teaching points included which we are certain will be valuable to many as they were valuable to us. [...] Without a doubt, this book will carry the legacy of Dr. Ellestad for the next generation of stress testers.

Gregory Thomas, MD, Medical Director, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center; Clinical Professor and Director of Nuclear Cardiology Education, University of California, Irvine, Long Beach, California L. Samuel Wann, MD, Attending Cardiologist, Columbia-St. Mary's Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Preface List of Contributors Introduction 1. History of Exercise Testing 2. Physiology of Cardiac Ischemia Practical Considerations in Stress Testing 3. When to Use Exercise Testing - Indications, Guidelines and Appropriate Use Criteria 4. Contraindications, Risks, and Safety Precautions for Stress Testing 5. Parameters to be Measured During Exercise 6. Blood Pressure Measurement During Exercise 7. Stress Testing Protocols 8. The Ellestad Protocol 9. Interpretation of the ECG During Stress Testing 10. Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances in Stress Testing 11. Predicting Prognosis with the Exercise Test: Putting It All Together 12. Non-physician Supervision of Stress Testing 13. Optimizing Stress Testing in a Limited Financial Resource Environment Role of Cardiac Imaging in Stress Testing 14. Making Clinical Decisions Based on Exercise Testing 15. Nuclear Cardiology 16. Stress Echocardiography 17. Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging 18. Stress X-Ray Computed Tomography 19. Combining Calcium Scanning and Treadmill Exercise: The