Prioritizing functional capacity as a principal end point for therapies oriented to older adults with cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement for healthcare …

DE Forman, R Arena, R Boxer, MA Dolansky, JJ Eng… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Adults are living longer, and cardiovascular disease is endemic in the growing population of
older adults who are surviving into old age. Functional capacity is a key metric in this …

The U-shaped relationship between exercise and cardiac morbidity

A Merghani, A Malhotra, S Sharma - Trends in cardiovascular medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Exercise confers a plethora of health benefits that are well documented, whereas physical
inactivity is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The dose of …

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 …

Exercise and hypertension: uncovering the mechanisms of vascular control

A Sabbahi, R Arena, A Elokda, SA Phillips - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hypertension (HTN) has recently been determined to be the number one overall risk factor
of disease. With direct and indirect costs amounting to $46.4 billion in 2011 and projections …

Cardiovascular responses to skeletal muscle stretching:“stretching” the truth or a new exercise paradigm for cardiovascular medicine?

NT Kruse, BW Scheuermann - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Stretching is commonly prescribed with the intended purpose of increasing range of motion,
enhancing muscular coordination, and preventing prolonged immobilization induced by …

Impacto del ejercicio físico en variables relacionadas con el bienestar emocional y funcional en adultos mayores

SB Darraz, AM González-Roldán… - Revista Española de …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antecedentes y objetivo Los beneficios del ejercicio físico en el envejecimiento, y
específicamente en la fragilidad, se han asociado tradicionalmente con una disminución del …

Potential implications of blood flow restriction exercise on vascular health: a brief review

D da Cunha Nascimento, BJ Schoenfeld, J Prestes - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise (aka occlusion training) has emerged as a viable
surrogate to traditional heavy-load strength rehabilitation training for a broad range of …

Melatonin: Protection against age-related cardiac pathology

G Favero, L Franceschetti, B Buffoli… - Ageing research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Aging is a complex and progressive process that involves physiological and metabolic
deterioration in every organ and system. Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most …

L-Arginine enhances the effects of cardiac rehabilitation on physical performance: new insights for managing cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Mone, R Izzo, G Marazzi, MV Manzi, P Gallo… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2022 - ASPET
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) improves physical
capacities and decreases hospitalizations and cardiovascular mortality. L-arginine is the …

Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of type 2 diabetes: A meta‐analysis

S Qiu, X Cai, B Yang, Z Du, M Cai, Z Sun, M Zügel… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This meta‐analysis aimed to (1) quantify the association of cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF) with type 2 diabetes risk in the general population and statin users and (2) …