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To the Editor: In their article on heart-rate recovery after exercise as a predictor of mortality (Oct. 28 issue),¹ Cole et al. did not clearly define the "cessation" of exercise in their study, since there was a cool-down period that included exercise. Did they mean the cessation of exercise according to the Bruce protocol or the cessation of the cool-down period (which was at least two minutes long)? Obviously, this distinction makes a large difference in the interpretation of their data. I interpret "cessation" to mean the end of all exercise and the placement of patients in a resting position. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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