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Determining Cardiorespiratory Fitness with Precision: Compendium of Findings from the FRIEND Registry
(WB Saunders, 2019-01)Healthy living (HL) behaviors and characteristics are central to both preventing and treating a myriad of chronic diseases; a key HL characteristic is cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Knowing an individual’s CRF provides ... -
Addressing the Nutritional Phenotype Through Personalized Nutrition for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
(WB Saunders, 2018-12-13)The primary focus of public health recommendations related to the prevention of food-related chronic disease has been on the adoption of healthy dietary patterns; however, implementation has been challenging. There has ... -
The Evaluation of a Brief Motivational Intervention to Promote Intention to Participate in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(International Press, 2018-06-26)Objectives: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective treatment for cardiovascular disease, yet many referred patients do not participate. Motivational interviewing could be beneficial in this context, but efficacy with ... -
Enhancing Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Question of Proximity and Integration of Outpatient Services
(Elsevier, 2018-11)Numerous investigations have established the strong clinical utility of cardiac rehabilitation, while clinical guidelines continually call for a high level of referral and participation. Historically, medical facilities ... -
Sex specific associations between biomechanical recovery and clinical recovery after total hip arthroplasty
(Elsevier, 2018-09)BACKGROUND: There are sex-specific gait differences in men and women before and after total hip arthroplasty (THA) but we do not know their impact on clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to identify sex-specific ... -
Healthy Weight and Obesity Prevention and Management
(Elsevier, 2018-09-13)Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States and worldwide, and this has contributed to substantial cardiovascular and other health risks. However, controversy exists concerning the causes of ... -
A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors That Influence Enrollment in Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-12-15)Purpose: This study explored patients’ decision-making about whether or not to enroll in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), an underutilized program that is associated with significantly improved health outcomes. Method: ... -
New Generalized Equation for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Uptake (From the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database)
(Elsevier, 2017-06-01)Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is closely linked to chronic illness and associated with adverse events. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) regression equations (ACSM equations) developed to estimate ... -
A New Generalized Cycle Ergometry Equation for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Uptake: The Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND)
(SAGE Publications, 2018-04-25)Background: To develop a clinically applicable equation derived from direct assessment of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) to predict VO2 max assessed indirectly during cycle ergometry. Design: VO2 max was assessed by ... -
The Role of Diet for Prevention and Management of Hypertension
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-07-01)Purpose of review Regular consumption of a diet high in sodium, energy dense foods, fat content, refined carbohydrates, added sugar and low in fruits and vegetables contributes to an increased risk of developing hypertension ... -
Oxygen consumption and carbon-dioxide recovery kinetics in the prediction of coronary artery disease severity and outcome
(Elsevier, 2017-12)Background: Revascularization appears to be beneficial only in patients with high levels of ischemia. This study examined the utility of gas analysis during the recovery phase of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in ... -
Physical function and exercise training in older patients with heart failure
(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP,, 2017-09)Heart failure (HF) is a common end point for numerous cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, valvular disease, and hypertension. HF predominantly affects older individuals (aged >= 70 years), ... -
Nonpharmacologic management of hypertension: a multidisciplinary approach
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2017-07)Purpose of reviewNonpharmacologic lifestyle modification interventions (LMIs), such as increasing physical activity, dietary modification, weight-loss, reducing alcohol consumption and smoking cessation, are effective ... -
A practical clinical approach to utilize cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation and management of coronary artery disease: a primer for cardiologists.
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-03)Purpose of review: There is growing clinical interest for the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to evaluate patients with or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). With mounting evidence, this concise review ... -
Prescribing a Healthy Lifestyle Polypill With High Therapeutic Efficacy in Many Shapes and Sizes
(SAGE Publications, 2015-11-30)The paradigm allowing for a lifestyle immersed in unhealthy behaviors to perpetuate to a point where a non-communicable disease (NCD) is eminent or manifests, and then initiating health care interventions, is deeply flawed, ... -
Comparison of the Mini-Balance Evaluations Systems Test with the Berg Balance Scale in relationship to walking speed and motor recovery post stroke
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-21)Background: The Mini-BESTest is a recently developed balance assessment tool that incorporates challenging dynamic balance tasks. Few studies have compared the psychometric properties of the Mini-BESTest to the commonly ... -
Impact of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on All-Cause and Disease-Specific Mortality: Advances Since 2009
(W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA, 2017-08)Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been one of the most widely examined physiological variables, particularly as it relates to functional capacity and human performance. Over the past three decades, CRF has emerged as a ... -
The Value of Detecting Asymptomatic Signs of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-05)Background: Electrocardiographic (ECG) monitored outpatient-cardiac rehabilitation (OP-CR) is routinely performed following a variety of cardiovascular procedures and conditions. Objective: To determine if diagnostic-quality ... -
Perturbation Training Can Reduce Community-Dwelling Older Adults’ Annual Fall Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Oxford University Press, 2014-12)BACKGROUND: Previous studies indicated that a single session of repeated-slip exposure can reduce over 40% of laboratory-induced falls among older adults. The purpose of this study was to determine to what degree such ... -
Intensity and generalization of treadmill slip training: High or low, progressive increase or decrease?
(Elsevier Inc., 2016-01-25)The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of different treadmill slip training protocols on the transfer of reactive and proactive control of center of mass stability to a novel, over-ground slip. Four ...
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