Exercise stress testing as a predictor of progression of early chronic Chagas heart disease

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 403-404

  Viotti, Rodolfo ^a,c   Vigliano, C ^a   Lococo, B ^a   Petti, M ^a   Bertocchi, G ^a   De Cecco, F ^a   Alvarez, M G ^a   Laucella, S ^b   Armenti, A ^a  

^a Hospital Eva Peron   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico e Investigacion de la Enfermedad de Chagas Dr Mario Fatala Chaben   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARDIOMEGALY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARRHYTHMIA; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33644521599     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064444     Document Type: Article

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