Preventing Exercise-Related Cardiovascular Events

Preventing Exercise-Related Cardiovascular Events: Is a Medical Examination More Urgent for Physical Activity or Inactivity? Running title: Franklin; Preventing Exercise-Related Cardiovascular Events

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Preventing exercise-related cardiovascular events: is a medical examination more urgent for physical activity or inactivity?

P hysical inactivity is a serious health problem worldwide, contributing to early development of obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). 1 In fact, our hypokinetic lifestyle is now widely recognized among the most proximal risk factors for heart disease (Figure 1), along with poor dietary habits and cigarette smoking. 2–4 To address these concerns, public he...

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Vitamin D and statins: action in preventing cardiovascular events.

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Exercise and acute cardiovascular events: placing the risks into perspective.

Habitual physical activity reduces coronary heart disease events, but vigorous activity can also acutely and transiently increase the risk of sudden cardiac death and acute myocardial infarction in susceptible persons. This scientific statement discusses the potential cardiovascular complications of exercise, their pathological substrate, and their incidence and suggests strategies to reduce th...