Safety and utility of exercise testing in emergency room chest pain centers: An advisory from the Committee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention, Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1463-1467

  Stein, R A ^a   Chaitman, B R ^a   Balady, G J ^a   Fleg, J L ^a   Limacher, M C ^a   Pina, I L ^a   Williams, M A ^a   Bazzarre, T ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AHA Science Advisory; Angina; Coronary disease; Exercise; Tests

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0034687117     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.12.1463     Document Type: Review

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