This document reflects the key points of a consensus meeting of the Heart Failure
Association of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) held to provide an overview the role of …

Background Early changes in the large muscular arteries are already associated with risk
factors as hypertension and obesity in adolescence and young adulthood. The present study …

Abstract Lankhorst, K, Takken, T, Zwinkels, M, van Gaalen, L, Velde, St, Backx, F,
Verschuren, O, Wittink, H, and de Groot, J. Sports participation, physical activity, and health …

Arterial stiffness (AS) and obesity are recognized as important risk factors of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between AS …

Purpose To investigate the associations of peak oxygen uptake (̇ VO _ 2 peak V˙ O 2 peak)
and ̇ VO _2 V˙ O 2 at ventilatory threshold (̇ VO _2 V˙ O 2 at VT) with arterial stiffness in …

Aim The mechanisms linking body mass index to cardiovascular disease are still not clearly
defined. The purpose of this study was to find out how much of the effect of central and …

My first encounter with the works of Hamilton Harty occurred when my childhood flute
teacher, Leslie Barklamb, then in his seventies, lent me his copy of In Ireland. He had been …

There are no previous studies on arterial stiffness and its associations with cardiorespiratory
fitness in young Fontan patients. Therefore, we examined the arterial stiffness and its …

Background Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have an elevated risk of future
cardiovascular disease but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Abdominal obesity …

Background Although sports participation leads to important health enhancement for youth
with chronic diseases or physical disabilities (CDPD), it may pose an increased risk for injury …