EXERCISE TESTING IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: OBJECTIVE VERSUS SUBJECTIVE EFFORT

Authors :: Thomas G. Allison
Marieke Nederend
A.D.J. ten Harkel
Jonathan N. Johnson
Brandon D. Morrical
Michael J. Ackerman
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:375
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2017.
Abstract: Background: Exercise testing is commonly performed in children, but protocols and guidelines are optimized for the adult population. Our aim was to identify factors that may influence the objective versus subjective effort on exercise tests in children, as indicated by the peak respiratory exchange