Slow upsloping ST-segment depression during exercise: does it really signify a positive stress test?
Slow upsloping ST depression does not signify more severe ischemia, more extensive CAD, or more stress-induced backward left ventricular failure. Thus, it would be reasonable to consider patients with slow upsloping ST depression during exercise as having a very low likelihood of CAD, similar to patients with rapid upsloping ST depression.
SLNB provides accurate staging of the regional node basin and important prognostic information for patients with thick HNM.