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Metabolic equivalents fail to indicate metabolic load in post-myocardial infarction patients during the modified Bruce treadmill walking test

AIM: To investigate the suitability of metabolic equivalents (METs) for determining exercise intensity in phase-IV post-myocardial infarction (MI) men during the modified Bruce treadmill walking test (MBWT). METHODS: Twenty phase-IV post-MI men (mean±SD, aged 64.4±5.8 years) and 20 healthy non-cardi...

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Autores principales: Woolf-May, K, Meadows, S, Ferrett, D, Kearney, E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28879030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000173