Walk test at increased levels of heart rate in patients with dual-chamber pacemaker and with normal or depressed left ventricular function

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2123-2132

  Ferro, Adele ^a,b   Duilio, Carlo ^a   Santomauro, Maurizio ^a   Cuocolo, Alberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual chamber pacing; Heart rate; Walk test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING TEST;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHY; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WALKING;

EID: 0345724958     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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