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| | Abnormal Heart Rate Recovery During Treadmill Exercise Testing Predicts Subsequent Mortality |
 | | According to background information cited in the study, both attenuated heart rate recovery following exercise and the Duke treadmill exercise score have been demonstrated to be independent predictors of mortality, but their prognostic value relative to each other has not been studied. |
 | | Among the patients in the study, 1,852, or 20 percent, experienced abnormal heart rate recovery, and 1,996, or 21 percent, had an intermediate- to high-risk treadmill exercise score. |
 | | The authors assert that together, heart rate recovery and treadmill exercise scores appear to be complementary, strengthening the predictive value of exercise stress testing. |
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