TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and exercise training in primary and secondary coronary prevention
AU - Swift, D. L.
AU - Lavie, C. J.
AU - Johannsen, N. M.
AU - Arena, R.
AU - Earnest, C. P.
AU - O'Keefe, J. H.
AU - Milani, R. V.
AU - Blair, S. N.
AU - Church, T. S.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Substantial data have established that higher levels of physical activity (PA), participating in exercise training (ET), and higher overall cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) provide considerable protection in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). This review surveys data from epidemiological and prospective ET studies supporting the favorable impact of PA, ET, and CRF in primary CHD prevention. Clearly, cardiac rehabilitation and ET (CRET) programs have been underutilized for patients with CHD, particularly considering the effect of CRET on CHD risk factors, including CRF, obesity indices, fat distribution, plasma lipids, inflammation, and psychological distress, as well as overall morbidity and mortality. These data strongly support the routine referral of patients with CHD to CRET programs and that patients should be vigorously encouraged to attend CRET following major CHD events.
AB - Substantial data have established that higher levels of physical activity (PA), participating in exercise training (ET), and higher overall cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) provide considerable protection in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). This review surveys data from epidemiological and prospective ET studies supporting the favorable impact of PA, ET, and CRF in primary CHD prevention. Clearly, cardiac rehabilitation and ET (CRET) programs have been underutilized for patients with CHD, particularly considering the effect of CRET on CHD risk factors, including CRF, obesity indices, fat distribution, plasma lipids, inflammation, and psychological distress, as well as overall morbidity and mortality. These data strongly support the routine referral of patients with CHD to CRET programs and that patients should be vigorously encouraged to attend CRET following major CHD events.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873839927&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23328449
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0007
U2 - 10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0007
DO - 10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0007
M3 - Article
SN - 1346-9843
VL - 77
SP - 281
EP - 292
JO - Circulation Journal
JF - Circulation Journal
IS - 2
ER -