Chronic heart failure in the elderly: Value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in risk stratification

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-151

  Davies, L C ^a   Francis, D P ^a   Piepoli, M ^b   Scott, A C ^b   Ponikowski, P ^b   Coats, A J S ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Chronic heart failure; Elderly patients; Risk factor stratification

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; RADIOISOTOPE; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034084932     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.2.147     Document Type: Article

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