The cardiopulmonary exercise test is safe and reliable in elderly patients with chronic heart failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 608-612

  Scardovi, Angela Beatrice ^a   Coletta, Claudio ^a   De Maria, Renata ^b   Perna, Silvia ^d   Aspromonte, Nadia ^a   Feola, Marina ^c   Rosso, Gianluca ^c   Greggi, Manuela ^a   Ceci, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c S Croce e Carle City Hospital   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary exercise test; Elderly; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; EXHAUSTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART WORK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34547687432     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000281698.53983.4e     Document Type: Article

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