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Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Simple, Cheap and Nonpharmacological Means to Prevent Stroke?

Author(s) -

Philip N. Ainslie

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.534321

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiorespiratory fitness , stroke (engine) , dyslipidemia , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , asymptomatic , disease , cardiology , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering

To the Editor:I would like to congratulate Hooker and colleagues1 for their recent retrospective analysis on 46 405 males and 15 282 females who underwent maximal exercise testing and follow-up estimates of metabolic equivalents and related mortality. The authors concluded that cardiorespiratory fitness is an independent determinant of stroke incidence in initially asymptomatic and cardiovascular disease-free adults. This impressive investigation underscores the importance of cardiorespiratory training as a simple, cheap and nonpharmacological means to prevent stroke during natural human aging. …

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