Professor
Clinical Medicine
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
United States of America
Dr. Sietsema’s focus is in exercise physiology and the use of exercise testing for assessing functional capacity in clinical and research settings. Her work includes investigations into the nature and significance of functional impairment in a wide range of chronic disease states, including: chronic heart failure, congenital heart diseases, chronic kidney disease and pulmonary hypertension.
Exercise Physiology, Clinical Applications of Exercise Testing, and Cardiovascular Adaptations to Exercise