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Summary
This is the case of a 53-year-old man with known coronary artery disease who underwent two exercise treadmill tests (ETT). The first test, which yielded an abnormal result, was undertaken shortly after he had drunk two cans of Red Bull, a popular energy drink (ED). A second ETT was undertaken 1 week later by the same team without EDs on board and the test result was normal. This case suggests that drinking EDs prior to an ETT could lead to a false positive result and should be discouraged prior to exercise testing.
- Arrhythmias
- Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Unwanted Effects / Adverse Reactions
- Clinical Diagnostic Tests
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Contributors TRC and MAA have devised and written the article. GG has supervised the submission and made alterations to the final manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
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