Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a recommendation statement that is against the use of resting ...

Rockville, MD - The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirms its 2004 recommendation against routine ECG screening for asymptomatic adults at low risk for coronary heart disease, according ...

Asymptomatic adults should not be screened for cardiovascular disease with a resting or exercise electrocardiogram, according to a new statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

September 19, 2011 (Portland, Oregon) — Screening every adult with an electrocardiography test will find some people at higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular events, but the clinical benefits of ...

The researchers found that it is very unlikely that the information from resting or exercise ECG would result in a change in a patient's risk category that would lead to a change in treatment or ...

A federal task force is urging doctors not to perform electrocardiograms on patients with low risk of heart disease. While EKGs are safe and relatively inexpensive, there is insufficient evidence to ...