Exercise and prevention of coronary heart disease.
Exercise programs can be used to improve functional capacity, lower the myocardial energy cost of performing work, and favorably alter one's cardiovascular risk profile. In addition, a large body of data support the role of exercise in the primary prevention of coronary heart disease. Standardized exercise programs are safe and effective for a large majority of patients.
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Division of General Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
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D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D011322:Primary Prevention; D015431:Weight Loss
D008074:Lipoproteins