Effects of altitude on effort tolerance in non-acclimatized patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 617-624

  Vona, Margherita ^a   Mazzuero, Giorgio ^b   Lupi, Alessandro ^a   Vettorato, Carlo ^a   Bosso, Pietro ^a   Cohen Solal, Alain ^c  

^a Beauregard Hospital   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; myocardial infarction; N terminal pro brain (B type) natriuretic peptide (NT pro BNP)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOUNTAINEERING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SEA LEVEL; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WORK CAPACITY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WALKING;

EID: 33746780739     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000220583.27140.9b     Document Type: Article

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