Myofibroblasts and fibrosis: mitochondrial and metabolic control of cellular differentiation

AA Gibb, MP Lazaropoulos, JW Elrod - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiac fibrosis is mediated by the activation of resident cardiac fibroblasts, which
differentiate into myofibroblasts in response to injury or stress. Although myofibroblast …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular effects and benefits of exercise

MA Nystoriak, A Bhatnagar - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
It is widely accepted that regular physical activity is beneficial for cardiovascular health.
Frequent exercise is robustly associated with a decrease in cardiovascular mortality as well …

Long-term leisure-time physical activity intensity and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort of US adults

DH Lee, LFM Rezende, HK Joh, NN Keum, G Ferrari… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The 2018 physical activity guidelines for Americans recommend a minimum of
150 to 300 min/wk of moderate physical activity (MPA), 75 to 150 min/wk of vigorous …

Exercise and the cardiovascular system: clinical science and cardiovascular outcomes

CJ Lavie, R Arena, DL Swift, NM Johannsen… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Substantial evidence has established the value of high levels of physical activity, exercise
training (ET), and overall cardiorespiratory fitness in the prevention and treatment of …

Leisure time physical activity and mortality: a detailed pooled analysis of the dose-response relationship

H Arem, SC Moore, A Patel, P Hartge… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommended a minimum
of 75 vigorous-intensity or 150 moderate-intensity minutes per week (7.5 metabolic …

Metabolic coordination of physiological and pathological cardiac remodeling

AA Gibb, BG Hill - Circulation research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Metabolic pathways integrate to support tissue homeostasis and to prompt changes in cell
phenotype. In particular, the heart consumes relatively large amounts of substrate not only to …

Leisure-time running reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk

D Lee, RR Pate, CJ Lavie, X Sui, TS Church… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Background: Although running is a popular leisure-time physical activity, little is known
about the long-term effects of running on mortality. The dose-response relations between …

Prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease in masters endurance athletes with a low atherosclerotic risk profile

A Merghani, V Maestrini, S Rosmini, AT Cox, H Dhutia… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Studies in middle-age and older (masters) athletes with atherosclerotic risk
factors for coronary artery disease report higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores …

Dose of jogging and long-term mortality: the Copenhagen City Heart Study

P Schnohr, JH O'Keefe, JL Marott, P Lange… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: People who are physically active have at least a 30% lower risk of death during
follow-up compared with those who are inactive. However, the ideal dose of exercise for …

Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease

EB Winzer, F Woitek, A Linke - Journal of the American Heart …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
In primary prevention, regular physical activity decreases the incidence of cardiovascular
disease. At the endothelial level, this decreased incidence was attributed to higher …