A new protocol for a single-stage combined cardiopulmonary and echocardiography exercise test: a pilot study.
Dan-Mihai DorobantuCurtis A WadeyBen BerrymanNurul Hidayah AmirLynsey ForsytheA Graham StuartGuido E PielesCraig Anthony WilliamsPublished in: European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice (2024)
The novel CPET-hiESE protocol allowed for better data completeness, at lower levels of exertion compared with smESE, without systematically different cardiac reserve measurements in healthy participants. This single-stage protocol can be individualized to clinical populations, which would provide practical advantages to standard testing.