title: Exercise test on the older patient: is it still as predictive as for the younger patient?
abstract: Exercise testing predicts both cardiac events and mortality after age 65, just as it does for younger patients. In both age groups, functional aerobic capacity itself is a potent indicator of mortality risk. In the elderly, achievement of predicted functional aerobic capacity identifies favorable mortality even in the presence of CAD and CAD risk factors.
authors.affiliation: General & Cologne Life Re of America, Financial Centre, 695 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06901, USA. tashley@gcre.com
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authors.lastname: Ashley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment