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A retrospective pilot analysis of the case records of 20 patients who showed improvement in work capacity during a 13-week cardiopulmonary rehabilitation exercise program was performed. It was initially hypothesized and then determined that the ratio of work load to heart rate followed an exponential law. The clinical usefulness of this ratio and the exponential law governing its change during a patient's reconditioning is considered. There emerges the possibility that this simple data processing technique may help to provide individualized quantified patient monitoring. Sources of error are discussed and methods by which more precise data may be obtained are indicated.

Langue : ANGLAIS

Identifiant basis : 1985001587