Search Tag: Exercise

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Resuming-sport-and-exercise-after-covid-19-infection

2020 13 Jun

Public health officials, together with clinicians, are charged with the duty of formulating policy guidelines for the public to return to work. Professional sports is one of the earliest and hardest hit industries. Many athletes were infected with COVID-19, and we know that in addition to high rates of morbidity and mortality, COVID-19 produces severe...Read more

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Exercise-induced-troponin-increases-risk-of-cardiovascular-events

2019 19 Aug

Exercise is known to be a factor for good cardiovascular health, however, a recent study has shown that intensive or prolonged exercise can increase levels of cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin. Troponin is present in every heart muscle cell and can be used to identify the incidence of a heart attack. If the heart is damaged, this protein leaks into...Read more

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7-steps-to-a-heart-healthy-lifestyle

2019 04 Apr

The 2019 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease were released at the recent ACC annual scientific meeting in New Orleans. The guidelines focus on the importance of adhering to a heart-healthy lifestyle and eating a healthy diet while maintaining a physically...Read more

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Morning-exercise-breaks-in-sitting-improve-bp-control

2019 06 Mar

A new study involving 67 overweight/obese adults (ages 55 to 80 years) provides further evidence of how important regular, even small amounts of exercise are for an individual's overall health. In this study, walking briskly for 30 minutes in the morning led to an improvement in blood pressure (BP) as the benefit of exercise is sustained for several...Read more

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Study-physical-activity-better-than-weight-loss-for-heart-patients

2018 07 Jun

New research finds that increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life. Researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have found that heart disease patients can gain weight without jeopardising their health, but sitting in their recliner incurs significant...Read more

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Exercise-is-safe-beneficial-for-heart-failure

2018 08 May

Amongst patients with heart failure (HF), exercise therapy is positively associated with lower mortality and higher survival rates, along with a significant reduction in cardiac events and hospitalisations, says a review article in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. "Exercise therapy is a well-documented, cost-effective, safe intervention for patients...Read more

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Exercising-after-a-heart-attack-could-save-your-life

2018 24 Apr

A Swedish study of more than 22,000 patients indicates that becoming more physically active after a heart attack halved the risk of death within four years. The findings were presented at EuroPrevent 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress. Physical activity and exercise have been shown to reduce the risk of a heart attack and to help people...Read more

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Exercise-and-vitamin-d-better-together-for-heart-health

2017 30 Apr

A new study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism provides further evidence that exercise and adequate vitamin D can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Data of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years were analysed by researchers to investigate the relationship between these two health factors and their...Read more

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Encouraging-heart-attack-survivors-to-exercise

2017 04 Mar

New research shows that only a small number (16 percent) of heart attack survivors get the recommended amount of physical activity in the weeks after hospitalisation. Despite evidence showing benefits from exercise, these patients still fear that straining their heart through exertion will cause chest pain or another heart attack, according to researchers...Read more

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Exercise-helps-survive-first-heart-attack

2016 02 Feb

According to a study conducted with 70,000 patients of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, people who are fit are more likely to survive their first heart attack. The study by Henry Ford and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.  Clinton Brawner, PhD., Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Senior Bioscientific...Read more

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Benefit-of-exercise-diet-in-patients-with-heart-failure

2016 08 Jan

According to a study published in JAMA , calorie restriction or aerobic exercise can improve the ability of obese older patients with a common type of heart failure to exercise without experiencing any shortness of breath. However, neither intervention had any significant effect on their quality of life.  Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction...Read more

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Healthy-diet-exercise-beneficial-for-heart-failure-patients

2015 24 Nov

According to research presented at the Mexican Congress of Cardiology 2015, healthy diet and exercise can significantly benefit patients with heart failure.  There are approximately 750,000 patients in Mexico that live with heart failure. It is estimated that nearly 75,000 more patients will get heart failure each year.  Dr. Arturo Orea, study author...Read more

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Exercise-and-smoking-cessation-improves-depression-after-heart-attack

2015 12 Oct

Symptoms of depression after a heart attack can often be an issue both in patients who already suffer from chronic depression before their heart attack and those who become depressed as an acute reaction to the event. Depression in cardiac patients differs from those in psychiatric patients and in most cases, these patients don't communicate that they...Read more

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Exercise-after-heart-attack-improves-recovery

2015 04 Aug

A new study published in the  American Journal of Physiology–Heart and Circulatory Physiology   investigates whether regular exercise helps the heart even after a heart attack occurs.  It is well established that exercise promotes heart health but since other lifestyle factors also cause heart disease, regular physical activity may not be enough to...Read more

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Cardio-benefits-of-exercise

2015 10 Jul

A review of 160 randomised clinical trials with nearly 7500 participants finds that the benefits of exercise are strong but aren't the same for everyone. The review is published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.  The meta-analysis is the first of its kind to systematically and comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of exercise...Read more

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Zoll-achieves-platinum-status-as-american-heart-association-fit-friendly-company

2014 06 Feb

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, has been recognised for the third consecutive year as a Platinum-Level company by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Fit-Friendly initiative for helping employees to eat better and move more. “Physical activity and employee wellness are important...Read more

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High-intensity-training-at-home-can-benefit-cardiac-rehabilitation-patients

2013 13 Dec

According to new research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, home-based high intensity training can offer great benefits to cardiac patients who are looking for rapid ways to rehabilitate themselves following a heart attack or another cardiovascular event. A team of researchers evaluated different forms of exercise as part...Read more