TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of functional capacity in clinical and research settings
T2 - A scientific statement from the American Heart Association committee on exercise, rehabilitation, and prevention of the council on clinical cardiology and the council on cardiovascular nursing
AU - Arena, Ross
AU - Myers, Jonathan
AU - Williams, Mark A.
AU - Gulati, Martha
AU - Kligfield, Paul
AU - Balady, Gary J.
AU - Collins, Eileen
AU - Fletcher, Gerald
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - In summary, the measurement of functional capacity provides a valuable tool for diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic assessment in a wide variety of settings. The specific aspects of testing such as the mode of exercise, protocol, end point, and analysis of respiratory gases are highly dependent on the population being tested and the questions being addressed. Regardless of these specifics and despite the many recent advances in cardiac imaging, functional capacity assessment remains an important procedure.
AB - In summary, the measurement of functional capacity provides a valuable tool for diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic assessment in a wide variety of settings. The specific aspects of testing such as the mode of exercise, protocol, end point, and analysis of respiratory gases are highly dependent on the population being tested and the questions being addressed. Regardless of these specifics and despite the many recent advances in cardiac imaging, functional capacity assessment remains an important procedure.
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U2 - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.184461
DO - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.184461
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17576872
AN - SCOPUS:34547594539
VL - 116
SP - 329
EP - 343
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
SN - 0009-7322
IS - 3
ER -