Cycling test in the diagnostics of hidden heart rate disorders

The article is devoted to the issue of the safety of carrying out a diagnostic procedure with a dosed physical activity to detect latent heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias) in a patient. Under stress or increased physical exertion, a sudden arrhythmia can lead to an acute violation of hemodynamics, and in the absence of emergency assistance to the patient, to his death. To simulate the conditions in which the patient finds himself, the method of functional diagnostics, which is widely used in medical practice, is bicycle ergometry. Since the sample is associated with the risk of developing life-threatening conditions, the medical specialists must have not only special knowledge, skills and abilities, but carefully follow the procedure for selecting patients, taking into account the indications and contraindications for performing the sample, and also know the criteria for stopping the sample and the basic rules for the provision of emergency medical help.

veloergometry, functional diagnostics, arrhythmia, heart rate, nurse