Effect of short-term exercise training on aerobic fitness in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms: A pilot study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 505-510

  Kothmann, E ^a   Batterham, A M ^b   Owen, S J ^a   Turley, A J ^a   Cheesman, M ^a   Parry, A ^a   Danjoux, G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment, preanaesthetic; Surgery, vascular

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350442673     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep205     Document Type: Article

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