Absolute contraindications to treadmil exercise test

  Within the first 2 days of acute myocardial infarction

  Uncontrolled unstable angina pectoris

  Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias

  Uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure

  Acute aortic dissection

  Acute myocarditis

  Acute pericarditis

  Acute pulmonary embolism



Relative contraindications to treadmill exercise test

  Left main coronary artery disease

  Stenotic cardiac valve diseases of moderate degree

  Serum electrolyte abnormalities

  Severe arterial hypertension:

      systolic blood pressure > 200mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 100mmHg

  Tachycardia or bradycardia

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, subaortic stenosis

  High-degree atriventricular (AV) block

  Inability to exercise because of physical or mental impairment



Reference

  Circulation 2002;106:1883.