Journal article
The Feasibility of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing for Prescribing Exercise to People After Stroke
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite the importance of exercise training in mitigating cardiovascular risk, the development of exercise programs for people poststroke has been limited by lack of feasibility data concerning cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to inform the exercise prescription. Therefore, we examined the feasibility of CPETs for developing an exercise prescription in people ≥3 months poststroke.
METHODS: CPET results from 98 …
Authors
Marzolini S; Oh P; McIlroy W; Brooks D
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 1075–1081
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
4 2012
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.111.635128
ISSN
0039-2499