An abnormal exercise treadmill test in an asymptomatic older patient

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Vaitkevicius, Peter V ^b   Fleg, Jerome L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLESTYRAMINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SCINTISCANNING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0030039501     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb05643.x     Document Type: Article

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