From the Publisher:  

     Next to the routine ECG, exercise testing remains the most commonly performed diagnostic procedure for cardiac disease.  The 5th Edition of this respected resource provides authoritative, step-by-step, evidence-based guidance on performing a full range of cardiac exercise tests.

     World-renowned authorities in exercise testing offer practice-proven, guidelines-driven comprehensive coverage of everything from basic exercise physiology, exercise testing methodology, and exercise ECG analysis...to comprehensive reviews on the role that exercise plays in cardiovascular health and in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

• Includes New Material on Chronic Heart Failure--Screening of Patients--Using the Tests to Estimate the Presence and Severity of Cardiovascular Disease

• Offers New chapters covering chronic exercise and sports exercise testing, epidemiology of exercise, and exercise therapy for post-myocardial patients

• Features Updated References Reflecting the Most Recent Sources in the Literature

• Groups Material Together by Problem with Extensive Examples for Comparison of Exercise Readings to Facilitate Quick Access to Specific Information

• Emphasizes the Interpretation of Exercise Test Results as a Diagnostic Tool for Cardiac Diseases

• Balances Essential Physiology Coverage with a Problem-Based Approach to Cardiac Problem Managment

     Access the latest techniques and clinical data so you can offer your patients the most accurate diagnoses and outcome results.  You'll find all the information you need to administer and evaluate exercise tests inside Exercise and The Heart, 5th Edition.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1.     Basic Exercise Physiology

Chapter 2.     Exercise Testing Methodology

Chapter 3.     Ventilatory Gas Exchange

Chapter 4.     Special Methods:  Computerized Exercise ECG Analysis

Chapter 5.     Interpretation of Hemodynamic Responses to Exercise Testing

Chapter 6.     Interpretation of ECG and Subjective Responses (Chest Pain)

Chapter 7.     Diagnostic Application of Exercise Testing

Chapter 8.     Prognostic Applications of Exercise Testing

Chapter 9.     Exercise Testing of Patients Recovering from Myocardial Infarction

Chapter 10.   Exercise Testing in Patients with Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Chapter 11.   Special Applications:  Screening Apparently Healthy Individuals

Chapter 12.   Miscellaneous Applications of Exercise Testing

Chapter 13.   Effect of Exercise on the Heart and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

Chapter 14.   Cardiac Rehabilitation

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