Prospective evaluation of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope as a submaximal predictor of peak oxygen uptake in aged patients with ischemic heart disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 297.e9-297.e15

  Van Laethem, Christophe ^a,b,c   Van De Veire, Nico ^a   De Sutter, Johan ^a   Bartunek, Jozef ^b   De Backer, Guy ^a   Goethals, Marc ^b   Vanderheyden, Marc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

^c Department of Physiotherapy   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33746343982     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.04.032     Document Type: Article

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