A nomogram to select the optimal treadmill ramp protocol in subjects with high exercise capacity: Validation and comparison with the Bruce protocol

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-23

  Maeder, Micha ^a,d   Wolber, Thomas ^a   Atefy, Ramin ^a   Gadza, Mirko ^b   Ammann, Peter ^a   Myers, Jonathan ^c   Rickli, Hans ^a  

^a Kantonsspital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

^b Schiller Switzerland   (Switzerland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Nomogram; Oxygen uptake; Ramp; Step; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NOMOGRAM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREADMILL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33745790352     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200601000-00004     Document Type: Article

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