4-Second Exercise Test: Reference Values for Ages 18–81 Years

Background: Physiological reflexes modulated primarily by the vagus nerve allow the heart to decelerate and accelerate rapidly after a deep inspiration followed by rapid movement of the limbs. This is the physiological and pharmacologically validated basis for the 4-s exercise test (4sET) used to as...

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Main Authors: Claudio Gil Araújo, Claudia Lucia Barros de Castro, João Felipe Franca, Plínio Santos Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2015-05-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015000500004&lng=en&tlng=en