title: [Sports and coronary heart disease].
abstract: Vigorous leisure-time exercise induces protection against the risks of coronary heart disease, thus contributing to a lower rate of both morbidity and mortality. The protection is due to a higher HDL/LDL ratio, improved oxygen utilisation capacity of skeletal muscle, enhanced performance capacity of the myocardium, decreased blood pressure and an increase in fibrinolytic activity. A significant training effect can be obtained by running, cycling, rowing, swimming or cross-country skiing 3 times 20-30 minutes per week at an intensity eliciting a heart rate of 180 beats per minute minus the age of the subject in years.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013177:Sports
vernacular_title: Sport und koronare Herzkrankheit.