Exercise cardiac power and the risk of heart failure in men: A population-based follow-up study.

Cardiovascular Transplantation State Required CME Public Health & Policy Hematology
Journal: Journal of sport and health science
Published Date: Feb 24, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about exercise cardiac power (ECP), defined as the ratio of directly measured maximal oxygen uptake with peak systolic blood pressure during exercise, on heart failure (HF) risk. We examined the association of ECP and the risk of HF.

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  • Sudhir Kurl
    Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • Sae Young Jae
    Department of Sports Informatics, College of Arts and Physical Education, University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Republic of Korea.
  • Timo H Mäkikallio
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu 90220, Finland.
  • Ari Voutilainen
    Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland.
  • Magnus J Hagnäs
    Department of Internal Medicine, Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi 96400, Finland.
  • Jussi Kauhanen
    Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland.
  • Jari A Laukkanen
    Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä 40620, Finland; Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä 40620, Finland.

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