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Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease - The past, present, and future

Authors :
Ross Arena
Øyvind Ellingsen
Leonard A. Kaminsky
Cemal Ozemek
Robert Ross
Matthew P. Harber
Jonathan Myers
Source :
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 62:86-93
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is now well established and it is increasingly being recognized as an essential variable which should be assessed in health screenings. The key findings that have established the clinical significance of CRF are reviewed in this report, along with an overview of the current relevance of exercise as a form of medicine that can provide a number of positive health outcomes, including increasing CRF. Current assessment options for assessing CRF are also reviewed, including the direct measurement via cardiopulmonary exercise testing which now can be interpreted with age and sex-specific reference values. Future directions for the use of CRF and related measures are presented.

Details

ISSN :
00330620
Volume :
62
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........5d77a81e72c48afbd95b51c41d0bc8c4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2019.01.002