Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 130-136 , December 2005

Abnormal cardiovascular response to exercise in patients with peripheral arterial disease: Implications for management

  • Roberta K. Oka, RN, ANP, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Francisco, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Roberta K. Oka, RN, ANP, DNSc, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, 2 Koret Way, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608
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  • Matt Altman, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • John C. Giacomini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • Andrzej Szuba, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • John P. Cooke, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

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 This study was supported in part by grants (J.P.C.) from the National Institutes of Health (R01 HL63685 and PO1AI50153) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (R.O.) (KO1NR00150-01).

PII: S1062-0303(05)00141-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2005.09.003

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 130-136 , December 2005

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