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Topic- Exercise
After heart attack, exercise sooner and longer
A new study found that exercise is a key to rehabilitation following a myocardial infarction (heart attack).
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Lifetime exercise preserves heart muscle mass
At the recent annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, a team of presenters explained that heart muscle mass is believed to decline with age. Heart muscle size is typically measured by left ventricular (LV) mass. Their findings suggest that this assumption may not be accurate.
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Age is no barrier to building strength
Sarcopenia, or age-related muscle-loss, can interfere with mobility and everyday movements, such as rising from a chair. Considering that so few older adults perform resistance training to retain or build muscle, the two authors of a recent commentary wanted to inform physicians and the public health community of the value of this activity.
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