The prognostic value of exercise testing.
This article discusses the prognostic value contained in exercise testing in patients with cardiac diseases. Exercise testing is a valuable mean of risk stratification and assessment of therapeutic intervention of cardiac patients that complements history and physical examination in the management of these patients.
Division of Cardiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri.
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011379:Prognosis; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy