Early exercise testing in the management of low risk patients in chest pain centers

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 438-452

  Amsterdam, Ezra A ^a   Kirk, J Douglas ^a   Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Lewis, William R ^a   Turnipseed, Samuel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXERCISE TEST; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 2442657592     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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