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. 2004 Feb 15;93(4):445-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.039.

Importance of the first two minutes of heart rate recovery after exercise treadmill testing in predicting mortality and the presence of coronary artery disease in men

Michael J Lipinski  1 , George W Vetrovec, Victor F Froelicher
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Importance of the first two minutes of heart rate recovery after exercise treadmill testing in predicting mortality and the presence of coronary artery disease in men

Michael J Lipinski et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

We retrospectively analyzed exercise treadmill and coronary angiographic data of 2,193 men to compare heart rate (HR) recovery with angiographic and mortality data during a follow-up study of 7 +/- 2.7 years. Only the first 2 minutes of HR recovery predicted mortality (p <0.001), and the HR decrease during the second minute of recovery predicted the presence of coronary artery disease (p <0.05).

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