Instructions for Use
Resting & Stress ECG with seca ct330/331 and seca diagnostic 5.9
BORG values for stress ECG
When performing a stress ECG, BORG values can be entered during
the recording. BORG values are used to evaluate the subjective
perceived exertion and were established by the Swedish physiologist
Gunnar Borg in the Borg scale named after him. Classification is carried
out either by the physician or by the patients themselves.
Borg values are entered in seca diagnostic during the stress test. This
can either be done for each load stage or for the entire test. The
dialogue for entering the Borg values is called up via Options, Borg or by
pressing the F12 key. Values between 0 and 30 can be entered for each
of the musculature, breathing and pain categories. This can be based
on, for example, the CR10 Borg scale or the RPE Borg scale. seca
diagnostic does not specify a specific Borg scale.
Maximum heart rate during the stress test (HR max)
You can set how the maximum heart rate should be calculated during
the examination on the Examination, Stress ECG, Settings,
Menu/Functions, Menu/Functions screen. Four options are offered in the
“Load” area: manual entry, 100 % of 200 minus the patient's age,
calculation according to Tanaka et al. (2001), calculation according to
Arena et al. (2016).
Maximum heart rate according to Tanaka et al. (2001):
– 0.7 * Age (in years)
Tanaka, H., Monahan, K. D., & Seals, D. R. (2001). Age-predicted maximal heart rate
revisited. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 37(1), 153–156.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(00)01054-8
Maximum heart rate according to Arena et al. (2016):
– 0.72 * Age (in years)
Arena, R., Myers, J., & Kaminsky, L. A. (2016). Revisiting age-predicted maximal heart
rate: Can it be used as a valid measure of effort? American Heart Journal, 173, 49–56.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.12.006
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