Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 144-152 , March 2008

Interpretation of exercise stress test recordings: Concordance between nurse practitioner and cardiologist

  • Evelyn Maier, RN, MN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
    • ,
  • Louise Jensen, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Louise Jensen, RN, PhD, University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, 4-112 D Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G3.
    • ,
  • Brian Sonnenberg, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
    • ,
  • Stephen Archer, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada

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PII: S0147-9563(07)00108-2

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.05.009

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 144-152 , March 2008

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