The ageing athlete: Screening prior to vigorous exertion in asymptomatic adults without known cardiovascular disease

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 696-701

  Freeman, J ^a   Froelicher, V ^a   Ashley, E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; DILTIAZEM; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; PLACEBO;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHLETE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VENOUS RETURN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70049091997     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054783     Document Type: Review

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