Physical Fitness-An Often Forgotten Cardiovascular Risk Factor

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1Department of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA 2Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA 3Physical Therapy Program-Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Division of Cardiology-Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA