Assessment of functional capacity through oxygen consumption in patients with asymptomatic probable heart disease

PURPOSE: To compare peak exercise oxygen consumption (VO2peak) of healthy individuals with asymptomatic individuals with probable heart disease. METHODS: Ninety-eight men were evaluated. They were divided into two groups: 1) 39 healthy individuals (group N) with an age range of 50±4.6 years; and 2)...

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Main Authors: Luiz Oswaldo Carneiro Rodrigues, Emerson Silami-Garcia, Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira, Giane Amorim Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-07-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000700001