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Exercise and the heart /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Froelicher, Victor F.
Other Authors: Myers, Jonathan, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders/Elsevier, [2006]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Exercise tests.
Heart function tests.
Heart > Diseases > Diagnosis.
Heart Diseases > rehabilitation.
Exercise Test > methods.
Exercise Therapy > methods.
Physical Exertion.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic exercise physiology
  • Exercise testing methodology
  • Ventilatory gas exchange
  • Special methods : computerized exercise ECG analysis
  • Interpretation of hemodynamic responses to excercise testing
  • Interpretation of ECG and subjective responses (chest pain)
  • Diagnostic application of exercise testing
  • Prognostic applications of exercise testing
  • Exercise testing of patients recovering from myocardial infarction
  • Exercise testing in patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction
  • Special applications : screening apparently healthy individuals
  • Miscellaneous applications for exercise training
  • Effect of exercise on the heart and the prevention of coronary heart disease
  • Cardiac rehabilitation