Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in congenital heart disease: (Contra)indications and interpretation

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 385-392

  Takken, T ^a   Blank, A C ^a   Hulzebos, E H ^a   Van Brussel, M ^a   Groen, W G ^a   Helders, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Ergometry; Exercise physiology; Exercise test; Oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALGORITHM; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 71749106689     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086289     Document Type: Review

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