Gender-specific prediction of cardiac disease: Importance of risk factors and exercise variables

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 281-285

  D'Amore, Sandra ^a   Mora, Samia ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise tests; Risk factors; Women

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART DEATH; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33750320450     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000244460.25429.c8     Document Type: Review

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