Enhanced Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic Individuals With Exercise Testing and Framingham Risk Scores | Zendy

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Enhanced Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic Individuals With Exercise Testing and Framingham Risk Scores

Author(s) -

Samia Mora,

Rita F. Redberg,

A. Richey Sharrett,

Roger S. Blumenthal

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.542993

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , hazard ratio , framingham risk score , national cholesterol education program , metabolic syndrome , metabolic equivalent , cohort , cardiology , physical therapy , disease , confidence interval , obesity , physical activity

National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) guidelines recommend the use of Framingham risk scores (FRS) for cardiovascular assessment of asymptomatic individuals. We hypothesized that risk prediction could be improved with 2 non-ECG exercise test measures, exercise capacity (metabolic equivalents, or METs) and heart rate recovery (HRR).

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