AEROBIC AND MYOCARDIAL DEMANDS OF LAWN MOWING IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE

Authors
HASKINPOPP C NAZARENO D WEGNER J FRANKLIN BA SCHAFER J GORDON S TIMMIS GC
Citation
C. Haskinpopp et al., AEROBIC AND MYOCARDIAL DEMANDS OF LAWN MOWING IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE, The American journal of cardiology, 81(10), 1998, pp. 1243
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:10<1243:AAMDOL>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Lawn mowing approximates 4 to 6 METs and may evoke heart rate and syst olic blood pressure responses that approach and exceed these attained during maximal exercise testing. The excessive cardiac demands may be deceptively camouflaged by the moderate aerobic requirements and perce ived effort.