Exercise and Cardiac Complications: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?.

Franklin, Barry A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ480394

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Exercise and Cardiac Complications: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

Franklin, Barry A.; And Others

Physician and Sportsmedicine, v22 n2 p56-58,61-63,66-68 Feb 1994

In a roundtable discussion, a panel of experts address how physicians can identify active patients for whom exercise poses the risk of serious heart complications, how useful stress tests are, what exercise intensity is best, and what physicians can tell patients about the risks of exercise versus its benefits. (SM)

Descriptors: Adults, Athletes, Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology, Heart Disorders, Physical Activity Level, Physician Patient Relationship, Risk, Sports Medicine, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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