The prognostic value of body mass index and standard exercise testing in male veterans with congestive heart failure

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 206-215

  Lissin, Lynette W ^a   Gauri, Andre J ^a   Froelicher, Victor F ^a   Ghayoumi, Afshin ^a   Myers, Jonathan ^a   Giacommini, John ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Congestive heart failure; Exercise testing; METS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; SOLDIER; STANDARD; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036694798     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.126812     Document Type: Article

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