People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While ...

Chronic lack of exercise — dubbed "exercise deficiency" — is associated with cardiac atrophy, reduced cardiac output and chamber size, and diminished cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a subgroup of ...

With upright exercise there is a slower rise in heart rate in the elderly compared to the younger subject. Stroke volume is maintained in the elderly person by an increase in end-diastolic volume ...

‘Women typically have smaller hearts and blood vessels. When a woman exercises, her heart must pump faster and work ...

Regular exercise supports immune health by improving the circulation of your immune cells and reducing inflammation, but ...

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The findings show exercise-induced hypertension increases myocardial oxygen demand. A new review suggests exercise-induced hypertension (EIH) is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD), but that ...

A chemical stress test uses medications to simulate your heart’s response to exercise. A stress test can assess how well your heart performs during exercise. Your doctor may suggest a stress test if ...