Exercise testing in pediatrics - 24/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.08.003
Paul Stephens, MD a, b, ⁎ 
, Stephen M. Paridon, MD a, b
, Stephen M. Paridon, MD a, b a Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
b Department of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1012 Laurel Oak Road, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
*Corresponding author. Department of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1012 Laurel Oak Road, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Résumé |
This article discusses exercise physiology and its application in the pediatric population. This article discusses exercise physiology and its application in the pediatric population. The authors briefly review the normal physiologic response to exercise. They then discuss populations in which exercise testing is most useful, the indications and contraindications for graded exercise, and the usual parameters that are measured during testing. Finally, the authors review some of the recent data on exercise performance in specific pediatric populations.
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Vol 51 - N° 6
P. 1569-1587 - décembre 2004 Retour au numéro
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