Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012
Kelly JP, Andonian BJ, Patel MJ, Huang Z, Shaw LK, McGarrah RW, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE. Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012. American Heart Journal 2019, 210: 88-97. PMID: 30743212, PMCID: PMC6441626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsEnergy MetabolismExerciseExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical FitnessPulmonary Gas ExchangeRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsConceptsExercise treadmill testingCardiorespiratory fitnessTreadmill testingMetabolic equivalentsSingle academic medical centerStandard Bruce protocolMaximal treadmill speedDuke University HospitalAcademic medical centerBaseline comorbiditiesEligible patientsNuclear perfusionBruce protocolClinical outcomesStress echocardiographyUniversity HospitalMedical CenterMedical care environmentClinical practiceRamp protocolMaximal exertionPatientsTreadmill speedPowerful predictorCare environment