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Lee and Kyung: Clinical Significance of Treadmill Exercise Test in Diabetes Mellitus
Original Article

The Ewha Medical Journal 1983; 6(4): 299-306.

Published online: 24 July 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1983.6.4.299

Clinical Significance of Treadmill Exercise Test in Diabetes Mellitus

Soon Nam Lee, M.D., Nan Ho Kyung, M.D.

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Nan Ho Kyung. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Copyright © 1983. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

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Abstract

The maximum exercise testing using treadmill walking was performed in 36 patients of diabetes mellitus who were admitted to the Ewha Womans University Hospital from March, 1983 to August, 1983 and 30 normal control subjects to evaluate the efficacy of significance to detect latent coronary artery disease in diabetes mellitus as a chronic complication.
Among 36 patients of diabetes mellitus, ten(27.8%) were treadmill exercise test positive, of whom two had ST depression in resting electrocardiogram but eight didn't have any changes in resting electrocardiogram.
Since treadmill exercise test can be a useful sensitive diagnostic tool for early detection of latent coronary artery disease in the patients of diabetes mellitus as a chronic complication.

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