Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in congenital heart disease: Equipment and test protocols

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 339-344

  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; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REVIEW; TREADMILL;

EID: 71749114656     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086280     Document Type: Review

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