Treadmill test is limited in elderly patients with peripheral arterial disease

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-241

  Wolosker, N ^a   Ritti Dias, Raphael M ^a   Camara L C ^a   Garcia, Y M ^a   Jacob Filho, W ^a   Puech Leao, P ^a  

^a School of Physical Education   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise; Exercise test; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 77956590562     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000035     Document Type: Article

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