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Association of Exercise Preconditioning With Immediate Cardioprotection: A Review

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Thijssen, Dick H. J., Redington, Andrew, George, Keith P., Hopman, Maria T. E., Jones, Helen·2018·JAMA Cardiology

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Importance: Exercise reduces the risk of cardiovascular events, including through an underrecognized, clinically useful form of acute cardioprotection accessible after a single episode of exercise, which is called cardiovascular preconditioning. Observations: Preclinical evidence shows that 1 to 3 episodes of exercise per week will provide strong cardioprotection; gradual, modest cardiovascular risk factor modification or physiological artery remodeling cannot fully explain these benefits. This review highlights preclinical evidence that acute exercise-induced cardiac preconditioning has the ability to activate multiple pathways to confer immediate protection against ischemic events, reduce the severity of potentially lethal ischemic myocardiac injury, and act as a physiological first line of defense. Conclusions and Relevance: Independent of the protective benefits of long-term exercise training on risk factors and adaptation of the cardiovascular system, cardiovascular preconditioning may contribute to the immediate cardioprotection of exercise. In practical terms, this means that 1 episode of exercise can create clinically relevant cardioprotection.

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  • Regular exercise can prevent fatal arrhythmias by inducing cardiac preconditioning.

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Authors
Thijssen, D. H. J., Redington, A., George, K. P., Hopman, M. T. E., & Jones, H.
Affiliations
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
Venue
JAMA Cardiology
Published
2018-02-01
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pages
169
ISSN
2380-6583 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2768251835
Cited by
107
References
79
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 8
FWCI
7.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • JAMA Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Liverpool John Moores University (acceptedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Keywords
exercise preconditioning, myocardial ischemia, myocardial ischemic injury, exercise-induced cardioprotection, exercise training, cardiovascular risk factors, arterial remodeling
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Exercise Therapy, Forecasting, Humans, Risk Factors, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury, Myocardial Ischemia, Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial

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