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Determining safe participation in aerobic exercise early after stroke through a graded submaximal exercise test

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Determining safe participation in aerobic exercise early after stroke through a graded submaximal exercise test Physical Therapy The benefits of aerobic exercise early after stroke are well known, but concerns about cardiovascular risk are a barrier to clinical implementation. Symptom-limited exercise testing with electrocardiography (ECG) is recommended but not always feasible. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of and corresponding exercise intensities at which ECG abnormalities occurred during submaximal exercise testing, that would limit safe exercise prescription beyond those intensities. READ MORE

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