The effect of atrial fibrillation and the ventricular rate control on exercise capacity

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-27

  Ostermaier, H ^a   Dalla Vecchia, Laura ^a   Lampert, Steven ^a   Ravid, Shmuel ^a  

^a Lown Cardiovascular Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031012011     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960200107     Document Type: Article

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