Feasibility and safety of early exercise testing using the Bruce protocol after acute myocardial infarction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1212-1220

  Senaratne, Manohara P J ^a   Smith, Gis ^a   Gulamhusein, Sajad S ^a  

^a GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; DEATH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; ST SEGMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034106456     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00545-3     Document Type: Article

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