The post myocardial infarction exercise test: Still worthy after all of these years

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-276

  Ashley, E A ^a   Froelicher, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034930686     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2435     Document Type: Editorial

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