Effects of exposure to altitude on men with coronary artery disease and impaired left ventricular function

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 266-270

  Erdmann, Jörg ^a,b   Sun, Karl T ^a   Masar, Peter ^a   Niederhauser, Hansulrich ^a  

^a Clinic for Rehabilitation Gais   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032005185     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00901-6     Document Type: Article

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