Value of the bruce protocol to determine peak exercise oxygen consumption in patients evaluated for cardiac transplantation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 466-475

  Strzelczyk, Theresa A ^a   Cusick, David A ^a   Pfeifer, Pamela B ^a   Bondmass, Mary D ^a   Quigg, Rebecca J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREADMILL;

EID: 0034878175     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.117508     Document Type: Article

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