Health

Cardiorespiratory fitness is often misdiagnosed

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland shows that scaling maximal oxygen uptake and maximal workload by body weight confounds measures of cardiorespiratory fitness. It has been a common practice in exercise testing ...

Cardiology

The heart responds differently to exercise in men vs. women

The formula for peak exercise heart rate that doctors have used for decades in tests to diagnose heart conditions may be flawed because it does not account for differences between men and women, according to research to be ...

Cardiology

Listening to favorite music improves endothelial function in CAD

Listening to favorite music improves endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2013 today by professor Marina Deljanin Ilic from Serbia. Music and exercise ...

Surgery

Fit for surgery?

(Medical Xpress)—Age should not be a barrier to having an operation, fitness should be the key measure, is the finding of new research from Newcastle University.

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