William E Kraus
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CONTEXT
Guidelines recommend that exercise training be considered for medically stable outpatients with heart failure. Previous studies have not had adequate statistical power to measure the effects… Expand
BACKGROUND
Increased physical activity is related to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly because it leads to improvement in the lipoprotein profile. However, the amount of exercise… Expand
Approximately 79 400 000 American adults, or 1 in 3, have cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 CVD accounts for 36.3% or 1 of every 2.8 deaths in the United States and is the leading cause of death among… Expand
Physical activity enhances insulin action in obese/overweight individuals. However, the exercise prescription required for the optimal enhancement is not known. The purpose of this study was to test… Expand
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) results in a failure to adequately supply blood and oxygen (O(2)) to working tissues and presents as claudication pain during walking. Nitric oxide (NO)… Expand
This study evaluated the hypothesis that, due to functional and structural differences, the apparent elastic modulus and viscous behavior of cardiac and skeletal muscle and vascular endothelium would… Expand
Ablation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) α, a lipid-activated transcription factor that regulates expression of β-oxidative genes, results in profound metabolic abnormalities in… Expand
Background Individuals differ in the response to regular exercise. Whether there are people who experience adverse changes in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors has never been addressed.… Expand
Despite the importance of randomized, dose-response studies for proper evaluation of effective clinical interventions, there have been no dose-response studies on the effects of exercise amount on… Expand
Adiponectin is an adipocytokine that is hypothesized to be involved in the regulation of insulin action. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether plasma adiponectin is… Expand