Exercise electrocardiography after acute coronary syndromes: Still the first testing modality?

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 390-395

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a   Cortigiani, Lauro ^b   Desideri, Alessandro ^c  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Coronary artery disease; Exercise stress testing; Prognosis; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0041766169     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4950260808     Document Type: Review

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