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| Physical activity and cardiovascular health in the elderly | | Author(s) | A Cherubini, D T Lowenthal, L S Williams |
| Journal title | Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 10, no 1, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 13-25 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Cardiovascular systems ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Diabetes ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | People aged over 65 constitute a growing proportion of the world's population both in western and in developing countries. Their quality of life is negatively affected by a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease, as is their life expectancy. Physical activity can reduce the the burden of cardiovascular diseases; and its benefits have been demonstrated in both healthy and chronically ill older people, while the risks have been found to be modest. Physicians should recommend moderate-intensity physical activity to sedentary older people, who are still the majority within the elderly population. This article reviews research findings on the effects of physical activity on: lipid abnormalities; body fat distribution; arterial hypertension; diabetes mellitus; coronary heart disease; cardiac rehabilitation; heart failure; peripheral heart disease; and stroke. Further research concerning the cardiovascular effects of physical activity in the old-old and oldest-old is needed, given the paucity of data available. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980625225 A |
| Classmark | CEA: BKK: CQ: CPD: 3A:6KC |
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