5th edition. — Saunders, 2006. — 535 p. — ISBN: 9781416003113
The new edition of Exercise and the Heart offers the essential clinical and scientific information on exercise testing and interpretation. Balancing the essential physiology with a problem based approach to cardiac problem management, this new edition provides the clinician with a resource for diagnosis and treatment with exercise. New material on exercise therapy and the effect of chronic exercise on the heart provide a clinical aide to the cardiologist and internist.
Basic Exercise Physiology
Exercise Testing Methodology
Ventilatory Gas Exchange
Special Methods: Computerized Exercise ECG Analysis
Interpretation of Hemodynamic Responses to Exercise 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 of Exercise Testing
Effect of Exercise on the Heart and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Cardiac Rehabilitation