Impact of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on All-Cause and Disease-Specific Mortality: Advances Since 2009

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 11-20

  Harber, Matthew P ^a   Kaminsky, Leonard A ^a   Arena, Ross ^b   Blair, Steven N ^c   Franklin, Barry A ^d,e   Myers, Jonathan ^f,g   Ross, Robert ^h  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Physical activity; VO2max

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENT; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 85015297447     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.03.001     Document Type: Review

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