title: Exercise and prevention of coronary heart disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins