Exercise, Sports & Cardiovascular Health: Relevant Questions and Answers

Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport: A Five-Star Path for a Better Cardiovascular Health

“…The thematic issue opens with a special communication written by Dr. Ricardo Stein to honor a true icon of Exercise Physiology and Cardiology, Prof. Jorge Pinto Ribeiro, a brilliant cardiologist and sport/exercise physician who passed away some years ago. Then, two viewpoints, the first 10 presenting an innovative format of questions (posed by the leading author) & answers, with participation of distinguished experts in the field from Austria, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany and United States, and the second with Dr. Aaron Baggish, from the Massachusetts General Hospital, as the leading author. 11 This very intriguing paper 11 describes a clinical case of a master athlete with coronary artery disease that suffered a cardiac event during a marathon and brings to the discussion some issues about eligibility for sport participation and shared-decision making.…”

High Cardiorespiratory Optimal Point Values Are Related to Cardiovascular Mortality in Men Aged 46 to 70 Years: a Prospective Cohort Study

“…Robust evidence has been accumulated over the last decades indicating that high levels of cardiorespiratory (aerobic) fitness are inversely and independently associated with mortality risk. [1][2][3][4][5] In this context, a Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association published in 2016 6 proposed that cardiorespiratory advanced medically-supervised exercise programs. The CLINIMEX Exercise open cohort was established in 1994 incorporating all individuals evaluated since.…”