Exercise Stress Testing is Useful, Safe, and Efficient even in Patients Aged 75 Years or Older;O Teste Ergométrico é Útil, Seguro e Eficaz, mesmo em Indivíduos Muito Idosos, com 75 Anos ou Mais

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-154

  Vacanti, Luciano Janussi ^a,b   Sespedes, Luciano B H ^a,b   De Oliveira Sarpi, Maíra ^a,b  

^a UNILUS ^*  (Brazil)

^b Hospital Guilherme Alvaro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Elderly; Exercise test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INOTROPISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRECORDIAL PAIN; SAFETY; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 1642272047     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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