Cycle-ergometry stress testing and use of chronotropic reserve adjustment of ST depression for identification of significant coronary artery disease in clincal practice

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 390-392

  Palmieri, Vittorio ^a,b   Pezzullo, Salvatore ^a   Arezzi, Emma ^a   D'Andrea, Claudia ^a   Cassese, Salvatore ^a   Martino, Stefania ^a   Celentano, Aldo ^a,b  

^a FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ASL Napoli 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Coronary artery disease; Electrocardiography; Stress testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONOTROPISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 45849118036     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.035     Document Type: Article

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