The predictive value of cardiorespiratory fitness combined with coronary risk evaluation and the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause death

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-272

  Laukkanen, J A ^a,b   Rauramaa, R ^a,b   Salonen, J T ^a   Kurl, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Coronary heart disease; Mortality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DRUG USE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34447624346     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01807.x     Document Type: Article

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