Article
Coronary smooth muscle adaptation to exercise: does it play a role in cardioprotection?
Acta physiologica Scandinavica - 1 Jun 2003
Bowles D K, Wamhoff B R
Abstract excerpt
Substantial evidence exists supporting the role of chronic exercise in reducing the incidence and severity of coronary vascular disease. Physical inactivity is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease suggesting that the cardioprotective effect of exercise is due, in part, to an intrinsic adaptation within the coronary vasculature. Surprisingly, a paucity of information exists regarding the intrinsic...
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