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ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
TLDR
This book discusses the benefits and risks associated with physical activity, and the proposed exercise prescription for patients with Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease and other chronic diseases and health conditions.
Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.
TLDR
The purpose of the present report is to update and clarify the 1995 recommendations on the types and amounts of physical activity needed by healthy adults to improve and maintain health.
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Exercise standards for testing and training: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
The 2001 version of the exercise standards statement1 has served effectively to reflect the basic fundamentals of ECG–monitored exercise testing and training of both healthy subjects and patients…
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Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise,…
TLDR
This Scientific Statement for health professionals summarizes the evidence for the benefits of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, provides suggestions to healthcare professionals for implementing physical activity programs for their patients, and identifies areas for future investigation.
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Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.
TLDR
The purpose of the present report is to update and clarify the 1995 recommendations on the types and amounts of physical activity needed by healthy adults to improve and maintain health.
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Recommendations and Considerations Related to Preparticipation Screening for Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Competitive Athletes: 2007 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart…
TLDR
The increasing awareness that automated external defibrillators may not always prove successful in the secondary prevention of sudden death for athletes with cardiovascular disease underscores the importance of preparticipation screening for the prospective identification of at-risk athletes and the prophylactic prevention of cardiac events during sports by selective disqualification.
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Recommendations and Considerations Related to Preparticipation Screening for Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Competitive Athletes: 2007 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart…
TLDR
The increasing awareness that automated external defibrillators may not always prove successful in the secondary prevention of sudden death for athletes with cardiovascular disease underscores the importance of preparticipation screening for the prospective identification of at-risk athletes and the prophylactic prevention of cardiac events during sports by selective disqualification.
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Statin-associated muscle symptoms: impact on statin therapy—European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel Statement on Assessment, Aetiology and Management
TLDR
The Panel proposes to identify SAMS by symptoms typical of statin myalgia and their temporal association with discontinuation and response to repetitive statin re-challenge, and recommends the use of a maximally tolerated statin dose combined with non-statin lipid-lowering therapies to attain recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets.
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Statin-associated myopathy.
TLDR
A literature review found that reports of muscle problems during statin clinical trials are extremely rare and the risk of rhabdomyolysis and other adverse effects with statin use can be exacerbated by several factors, including compromised hepatic and renal function, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and concomitant medications.
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The effects of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein and inflammatory markers: a systematic review.
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