Are there deleterious cardiac effects of acute and chronic endurance exercise?

TMH Eijsvogels, AB Fernandez… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Multiple epidemiological studies document that habitual physical activity reduces the risk of
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and most demonstrate progressively lower …

Exercise at the extremes: the amount of exercise to reduce cardiovascular events

TMH Eijsvogels, S Molossi, D Lee, MS Emery… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Habitual physical activity and regular exercise training improve cardiovascular health and
longevity. A physically active lifestyle is, therefore, a key aspect of primary and secondary …

Risk of arrhythmias in 52 755 long-distance cross-country skiers: a cohort study

K Andersen, B Farahmand, A Ahlbom… - European heart …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aims We aimed to investigate the association of number of completed races and finishing
time with risk of arrhythmias among participants of Vasaloppet, a 90 km cross-country skiing …

Myocardial fibrosis in athletes

FR Van de Schoor, VL Aengevaeren… - Mayo Clinic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is a common phenomenon in the late stages of diverse cardiac
diseases and is a predictive factor for sudden cardiac death. Myocardial fibrosis detected by …

Exercise dose in clinical practice

MM Wasfy, AL Baggish - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
There is wide variability in the physical activity patterns of the patients in contemporary
clinical cardiovascular practice. This review is designed to address the impact of exercise …

Total mortality after changes in leisure time physical activity in 50 year old men: 35 year follow-up of population based cohort

L Byberg, H Melhus, R Gedeborg, J Sundström… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Objective To examine how change in level of physical activity after middle age influences
mortality and to compare it with the effect of smoking cessation. Design Population based …

Elite athletes live longer than the general population: a meta-analysis

N Garatachea, A Santos-Lozano… - Mayo Clinic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To perform a meta-analysis of cohort studies aimed at providing an accurate
overview of mortality in elite athletes. Patients and Methods We reviewed English-language …

The effects of endurance exercise on the heart: panacea or poison?

G Parry-Williams, S Sharma - Nature reviews cardiology, 2020 - nature.com
Regular aerobic physical exercise of moderate intensity is undeniably associated with
improved health and increased longevity, with some studies suggesting that more is better …

[PDF][PDF] A global report on falls prevention epidemiology of falls

S Yoshida-Intern - Geneva: WHO, 2007 - promenaid.com
It is important to note that there is no universal consensus on the definition of a fall. A recent
Cochrane review reported that most studies fail to specify the operational definition of falls …

Long-term incidence of atrial fibrillation and stroke among cross-country skiers: cohort study of endurance-trained male and female athletes

N Svedberg, J Sundström, S James, U Hållmarker… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Studies have revealed a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation among well-
trained athletes. We aim to investigate associations of endurance training with incidence of …