Is the Stresst'er a reliable stress test to detect mild to moderate peripheral arterial disease?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 545-548

  Cheetham, D R ^a   Ellis, M ^a   Davies, A H ^a   Greenhalgh, R M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial pressure index; Peripheral arterial disease; Stress test; Stresst'er Ergometer; Treadmill test

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 1942435526     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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