Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the pre-operative assessment of patients for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 238-241

  Nugent, A M ^a   Riley, M ^a   Megarry, J ^a   O'Reilly, M J G ^a   MacMahon, J ^a   Lowry, R ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0032446414     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02937421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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