Exercise versus recovery electrocardiography for predicting outcome in hypertensive patients with chest pain

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2193-2199

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a   Cortigiani, Lauro ^b   Gregori, Dario ^c   De Chiara, Benedetta ^a   Parodi, Oberdan ^a   Fiorentini, Cesare ^d  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Coronary disease; Electrocardiography; Hypertension; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; STATIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 7744235316     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200411000-00023     Document Type: Article

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