Exercise test on the older patient: is it still as predictive as for the younger patient?
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.
Ashley
T
T
General & Cologne Life Re of America, Financial Centre, 695 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06901, USA. tashley@gcre.com
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