Maximal exercise testing for the selection of heart transplantation candidates: Limitation of peak oxygen consumption

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 410-417

  Ramos Barbón, David ^b   Fitchett, David ^b   Gibbons, William J ^b   Latter, David A ^b   Levy, Robert D ^a  

^a VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Exercise test; Heart failure; Heart transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038356520     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.2.410     Document Type: Article

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