Exercise and the Heart

Download or read book Exercise and the Heart written by Victor F. Froelicher and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's authoritative, step-by-step guidance on performing a full range of cardiac exercise tests. The New Edition of this respected resource has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the most current techniques and latest clinical data. Provides comprehensive coverage of cardiopulmonary physiology and methodology, nuclear testing, and echocardiography helps readers avoid complications by detailing the most dangerous testing circumstances and citing instances when cool down walks, pre-test physical exams or echocardiograms are advisable Discusses the proper ways to adjust treadmill protocols, calculate target heart rates, position the patient post-exercise, report exercise capacity and include predicative equations as part of the treadmill report Provides tabular summaries of major studies, accompanied by expert commentary Follows the new evidence-based ACC/AHA guideline format, class I, II, or III Reflects the latest guidelines on exercise testing from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Practice Guidelines on Cardiac Rehabilitation, the Surgeon Generals Report on Physical Activity and Health, the new editions of the AACVPR, and the ASCM Guidelines on Exercise Testing and Prescription