Statement on exercise. Benefits and recommendations for physical activity programs for all Americans. A statement for health professionals by the Committee on Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart association.
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People who exercise regularly have a lower baseline risk of myocardial infarction.
“People who exercise regularly not only have a lower base-line risk of myocardial infarction, but as demonstrated by this study, they also have a lower relative risk that an infarction will be triggered by heavy physical exertion.”
From Triggering of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Heavy Physical Exertion -- Protection against Triggering by Regular Exertion (1993) · cites this paper as [5]
The AHA Medical/Scientific Statement (page not provided) says regular aerobic activity plays a role in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and identifies inactivity as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. It does not specifically report a lower baseline risk of myocardial infarction among regular exercisers, so the claim is more specific than the statement supports. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredRegular exercise is associated with a reduction in the long-term risk of coronary events.
“numerous studies5,24-31 have found that regular exercise is associated with a reduction in the long-term risk of coronary events.”
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The American Heart Association recognized physical inactivity as a risk factor for coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease in 1992.
“The American Heart Association recognized physical inactivity as a risk factor for CHD and CVD in 1992 (183)”
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- Authors
- Fletcher, G. F., Blair, S. N., Blumenthal, J., Caspersen, C., Chaitman, B., Epstein, S., Falls, H., Froelicher, E. S., Froelicher, V. F., & Pina, I. L.
- Affiliations
- American Heart Association (US)
- Office of Scientific Affairs, American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 75231-4596.
- Venue
- Circulation
- Published
- 1992-07
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 340-344
- ISSN
- 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-4539
- OpenAlex
- W4244875051
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 9.96
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Keywords
- physical activity, physical activity programs, health benefits of exercise, exercise recommendations, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular health, healthcare workers
- MeSH terms
- American Heart Association, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Male, Myocardial Infarction, Research, Exercise
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