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Why Exercise Treadmill Testing?
Patient volunteers with coronary artery blockage may show normal ECGs at rest. However, when the heart is exposed to exercise, significant disease symptoms can be revealed. Exercise forces healthy coronary arteries to dilate and supply more blood to the heart muscle while narrowed arteries, in turn, supply a reduced flow to the portion of the heart that they serve. Lack of blood flow causes the muscle “to starve” during exercise which may produce symptoms such as chest discomfort or shortness of breath and show characteristic abnormalities on the ECG recording. In particular, the ECG complex most representative of CAD is ST Segment depression, which is an indicator of low blood flow to the heart muscle.
Biomedical Systems proprietary BEAMS ECG System allows sites to easily hookup to several different models of treadmills to acquire and analyze the ETT in progress. Pre-programmed Exercise Protocols (Bruce, Balke, Sponsor Specific, etc), ensure site compliance to protocol needs. System prompts for blood pressure check and post-test summary reports are additional safeguards that sites perform all required procedures during the visit.
Biomedical Systems’ centralized approach offers Sponsors several advantages.
• Each Sponsor-selected site receives identical
equipment and software that includes; Laptop
computer, acquisition module, printer, anti-theft
lock and electrodes
• The proprietary BEAMS software is compatible
with more than 15 different treadmills
• Training for site personnel is conducted on-site,
at investigator meeting, by teleconference or via
web training
• Sites are required to send an ETT for Validation
and Certification upon receipt of BMS equipment
• Pre-programmed Exercise Protocols are included
in the BEAMS software
• 24/7 technical support is provided throughout the trial
For more information on Biomedical Systems Centralized Exercise Treadmill Testing, please click here.
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Biomedical Systems PC Based BEAMS ECG Software System is compatiable with the following pieces of treadmill equipment:
• Cardiostress • Scifit • Technogym • Runrace • Woodway • Trackmaster • Challenger • Parker • Ecafix ECG700x • En-Tred • HP Cosmos Series • Ibramed • Medifit Treadmill • Quinton TM Series • Quinton ST (55 / 65 Series) |
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