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THE EXERCISE TEST

- Concrete achievement
- Results
- Indications
- Complications

COMPLICATIONS

The complications are rare, about 1 for 10000 exams carried out.

The main complication is the occurrence of a ventricular tachycardia to treat very quickly.

For this reason, the physicians have a resuscitation equipment in the room where the exercise test is made, this equipment being otherwise obligatory.

File last reviewed on dec 18, 2011

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