Exercise tolerance test for predicting coronary heart disease in asymptomatic individuals: A review

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 579-583

  Mégnien, Jean Louis ^a   Simon, Alain ^a  

^a Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Exercise test; Impaired heart rate recovery; Impaired maximal heart rate; Preventive cardiology; ST segment depression; Treadmill test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FATALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

EID: 67650928184     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.034     Document Type: Article

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