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.
Younis
L T
LT
Division of Cardiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri.
Chaitman
B R
BR
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