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Cardiology.org is a web site maintained by the Clinical Exercise Physiology Consortium located at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center and at Stanford University: the Sportsmedicine Program and the Cardiomyopathy clinic and exercise lab. The consortium is led by Dr's Ashley, Myers and Froelicher. Cardiology.org describes our physical resources, locations, research activities and personnel. Research opportunities for pre-medical, medical, and post-medical graduates are highlighted. Provided also are educational materials, including slide presentations, publications, guidelines, educational events, and daily health and cardiology news updates. In addition, we have made available on-line calculators and score algorithms. Click on any of the links below for additional information...
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Research from our lab on the Obesity Paradox makes Reuters!
Dr Ashley's Gene study from the Adrenalin Rush featured in News@Nature
The Human Performance Lab for Sportsmedicine has opened! (screening, biodynamics and exercise physiology components). We recently screened all Stanford Athletes with computerized ECGs and will follow with ECHO's.
Dr Myers is Clinical PI for NHLBI Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Exercise Training Grant:
(AAAstop website brochure p1,brochure p2, recent paper)
What is the Controvery regarding the initial heart rate response to exercise testing?? (Leeper, Chaitman)
Rick Dewey, our Medical Scholar, wins recognition for his novel work with HRV during exercise!
What does it mean that people with PVCs have a higher heart rate than those without resting PVCs?
Our main research and exercise labs are located in the PAVAHCS/Stanford
Cardiology Department.
Visit us on the second floor of building 100 (see the map).
Access is from the east side of the building next to the Heliport & Gunn High School.
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