International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 67-74 , 1 May 2009

Long-term prognostic value of heart-rate recovery after treadmill testing in patients with diabetes mellitus

  • Panagiotis Georgoulias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly and University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 15 Kritis St. 19009 Rafina, Greece. Tel.: +30 22940 26201, +30 2410 682052; fax: +30 22940 78400, +30 2410 670117.
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  • Nikolaos Demakopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, NIMTS Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Varvara Valotassiou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly and University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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  • Alexandros Orfanakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
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  • Alexia Zaganides

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly and University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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  • Ioannis Tsougos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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  • Ioannis Fezoulidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly and University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

Received 24 June 2007 ,Revised 17 October 2007 ,Accepted 14 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.01.036

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 67-74 , 1 May 2009

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