{"title":"Moving a lot prevents the clot.","authors":"Ilham Benzidia, Christine Espinola-Klein","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae360","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae360","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"75-76"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rui Ye, Honghao Yang, Shiwen Li, Chao Ji, Liangkai Chen, Yuhong Zhao, Li Zhao, Yang Xia
{"title":"Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic predisposition, and the risk of venous thromboembolism: a cohort study.","authors":"Rui Ye, Honghao Yang, Shiwen Li, Chao Ji, Liangkai Chen, Yuhong Zhao, Li Zhao, Yang Xia","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae273","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae273","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The association between physical activity and venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the prospective dose-response associations between accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity and new-onset VTE, accounting for genetic risk.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>In total, 85 116 participants from the UK Biobank were included. Incident VTE was identified via linked hospital records and death registries. A weighted polygenic risk score (PRS) was used to quantify genetic risk for VTE, with higher values indicating a high genetic risk. Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of the associations. Overall, 1182 incident VTE cases were documented during a median follow-up of 6.18 years. In the overall study population, the participants in the highest level of the total volume of physical activity [0.60 (0.45, 0.79)], moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity [0.66 (0.51, 0.86)], and light-intensity physical activity [0.66 (0.51, 0.85)] had lower adjusted HRs (95% CIs) for VTE than those of participants in the lowest level. Both the total volumes of physical activity and light-intensity physical activity were negatively associated with VTE risk in participants with low, intermediate, and high PRS. However, moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity was only protective against VTE in participants with low and intermediate PRS, with a significant interaction (P for interaction = 0.02).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher levels of physical activity of any intensity were associated with a lower risk of new-onset VTE. However, the negative association between moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and new-onset VTE was significant only in participants with low and intermediate genetic predispositions to VTE.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"65-74"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141999640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small bouts, big impact: the role of incidental physical activity in cardiovascular prevention.","authors":"Kyuwan Lee, Mi-Hyang Jung","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae338","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"86-87"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142497604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jordi Jou, Xingwu Zhou, Thomas Lindow, Lars Brudin, Kristofer Hedman, Magnus Ekström, Andrei Malinovschi
{"title":"Heart rate response and recovery in cycle exercise testing: normal values and association with mortality.","authors":"Jordi Jou, Xingwu Zhou, Thomas Lindow, Lars Brudin, Kristofer Hedman, Magnus Ekström, Andrei Malinovschi","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae308","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae308","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Chronotropic incompetence and impaired heart rate (HR) recovery are related to mortality. Guidelines lack specific reference values for HR recovery. We defined normal values and studied blunted HR response and recovery and mortality risk.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>We included 9917 subjects (45% females) aged 18-85 years who performed a cycle exercise test. We defined normal values for peak HR, HR reserve, and HR recovery at 1 and 2 min (HRR1 and HRR2) based on individuals apparently healthy (N = 2242). Associations between blunted HR indices (<5th percentile) and mortality over a median follow-up of 8.6 years were analysed using Cox regression and competing risk analysis. All HR indices were age-dependent and independent predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. The 5th percentiles of HR reserve, HRR1, and HRR2 correlated weakly with existing reference values. Heart rate recovery variables were the strongest predictors of all-cause mortality in both the overall population [HRR1, hazard ratio 1.70 (95% confidence interval, 1.49-1.94), and HRR2, 1.57 (1.37-1.79)] and in subjects with normal exercise capacity [HRR1, 1.96 (1.61-2.39), and HRR2, 1.76 (1.46-2.12)]. Combining HR indices appeared to increase the risk of all-cause [HRR1 and HRR2, 1.96 (1.68-2.29), and peak HR and HRR1, 1.87 (1.56-2.23)] and CV mortality, although no specific combination was superior for predicting CV mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>All HR indices were age-dependent and associated with all-cause and CV mortality. Blunted HR recovery variables were the strongest predictors of all-cause mortality, even in subjects with normal exercise capacity. Combined blunted HR indices appeared to add prognostic value.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"32-42"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142344263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coronary artery calcification, fitness, and outcomes from the CARDIA cohort 'stones in the heart, not hearts of stone'.","authors":"Simon Oestreicher, Aaron L Baggish","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae302","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae302","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"63-64"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights on 'Blood pressure response to graded bicycle exercise in males and females across the age and fitness spectrum'.","authors":"Isaac A Chavez-Guevara","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae289","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae289","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"93"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of accelerometer-derived physical activity with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among individuals with cardiovascular diseases: a prospective cohort study.","authors":"Zhi Cao, Jiahao Min, Yabing Hou, Keyi Si, Mingwei Wang, Chenjie Xu","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae248","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate the association of accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity (PA) with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD).</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>In this prospective cohort study, 8024 individuals with pre-existing CVD (mean age: 66.6 years, female: 34.1%) from the UK Biobank had their PA measured using wrist-worn accelerometers over a 7-day period in 2013-2015. All-cause, cancer, and CVD mortality was ascertained from death registries. Cox regression modelling and restricted cubic splines were used to assess the associations. Population-attributable fractions (PAFs) were used to estimate the proportion of preventable deaths if more PA was undertaken. During a median follow-up of 6.8 years, 691 deaths (273 from cancer and 219 from CVD) were recorded. An inverse non-linear association was found between PA duration and all-cause mortality risk, irrespective of PA intensity. The hazard ratio (HR) of all-cause mortality plateaued at 1800 min/week for light-intensity PA (LPA), 320 min/week for moderate-intensity PA (MPA), and 15 min/week for vigorous-intensity PA (VPA). The highest quartile of PA was associated with lower risks for all-cause mortality, with HRs of 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51-0.79), 0.42 (0.33-0.54), and 0.47 (0.37-0.60) for LPA, MPA, and VPA, respectively. Similar associations were observed for cancer and CVD mortality. Additionally, the highest PAFs were noted for VPA, followed by MPA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found an inverse non-linear association between all intensities of PA (LPA, MPA, VPA, and MVPA) and mortality risk in CVD patients using accelerometer-derived data, but with a larger magnitude of the associations than that in previous studies based on self-reported PA.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"20-29"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141859433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristel Janssens, Stephen J Foulkes, Andre La Gerche
{"title":"Insights on blood pressure response to graded exercise in males and females across the age and fitness spectrum: reply.","authors":"Kristel Janssens, Stephen J Foulkes, Andre La Gerche","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae334","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae334","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"94-95"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142389123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristel Janssens, Stephen J Foulkes, Amy M Mitchell, Christophe Dausin, Sofie Van Soest, Luke Spencer, Stephanie J Rowe, Paolo D'Ambrosio, Adrian D Elliott, Tim Van Puyvelde, Evelyn B Parr, Rik Willems, Hein Heidbuchel, Guido Claessen, Andre La Gerche
{"title":"Blood pressure response to graded bicycle exercise in males and females across the age and fitness spectrum.","authors":"Kristel Janssens, Stephen J Foulkes, Amy M Mitchell, Christophe Dausin, Sofie Van Soest, Luke Spencer, Stephanie J Rowe, Paolo D'Ambrosio, Adrian D Elliott, Tim Van Puyvelde, Evelyn B Parr, Rik Willems, Hein Heidbuchel, Guido Claessen, Andre La Gerche","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae262","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Blood pressure (BP) responses to exercise are frequently measured, with the concern that greater increases are a marker of disease. We sought to characterize the normal exercise BP response in healthy adults and its relationships with age, sex, and fitness.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Five hundred and eighty-nine participants [median age 46 (interquartile range 24-56) years, 81% male] underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing with repeated, automated BP measures. An exaggerated maximal systolic BP (SBPmax) was defined from current guidelines as ≥210 mmHg in males and ≥190 mmHg in females. Individual linear regression analyses defined the relationship between BP and workload (W; SBP/W-slope and DBP/W-slope). Participants with or without an exaggerated SBPmax and above- or below-median SBP/W-slope were compared. An exaggerated SBPmax was found in 51% of males and 64% of females and was more prevalent in endurance-trained athletes (males 58%, females 72%, P < 0.001). The mean SBP/W-slope was lower in males (0.24 ± 0.10 mmHg/W) than females (0.27 ± 0.12 mmHg/W, P = 0.031). In both sexes, peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) was inversely correlated with SBP/W-slope (P < 0.01). Those with an exaggerated SBPmax and below-median SBP/W-slope were 10 years younger and had a 20% higher VO2peak, on average (P < 0.001). A non-exaggerated SBPmax and above-median SBP/W-slope was observed in older individuals with the lowest VO2peak.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In a large cohort of healthy individuals, an exaggerated SBPmax was common and associated with higher fitness. In contrast, higher SBP indexed to W was associated with older age, lower fitness, and female sex. Thus, sex, age, and fitness should be considered when evaluating BP response to exercise.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>Pro@Heart: NCT05164328, ACTRN12618000716268; ProAFHeart: ACTRN12618000711213; Master@Heart: NCT03711539.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"43-51"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141906291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yariv Gerber, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, David R Jacobs, Jennifer Y Liu, Jamal S Rana, Barbara Sternfeld, John Jeffrey Carr, Paul D Thompson, Stephen Sidney
{"title":"The relationship of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and coronary artery calcification to cardiovascular disease events in CARDIA participants.","authors":"Yariv Gerber, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, David R Jacobs, Jennifer Y Liu, Jamal S Rana, Barbara Sternfeld, John Jeffrey Carr, Paul D Thompson, Stephen Sidney","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae272","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwae272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and coronary artery calcification (CAC) are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. While a U-shaped relationship between CRF or MVPA and CAC has been reported, the presence of CAC among highly fit individuals might be benign. We examined interactive associations of CRF or MVPA and CAC with outcomes and evaluated the relationship of CRF and MVPA to CAC incidence.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>CARDIA participants with CAC assessed in 2005-06 were included (n = 3,141, mean age 45). MVPA was assessed by self-report and accelerometer. CRF was estimated with a maximal graded exercise test. Adjudicated CVD events and mortality data were obtained through 2019. CAC was reassessed in 2010-11. Cox models were constructed to assess hazard ratios (HRs) for CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), and mortality in groups defined by CAC presence/absence and lower/higher CRF or MVPA levels. Logistic models were constructed to assess associations with CAC incidence. Adjustment was made for sociodemographic and CVD risk factors. Relative to participants with no CAC and higher CRF, the adjusted HRs for CVD were 4.68 for CAC and higher CRF, 2.22 for no CAC and lower CRF, and 3.72 for CAC and lower CRF. For CHD, the respective HRs were 9.98, 2.28, and 5.52. For mortality, the HRs were 1.15, 1.58, and 3.14, respectively. Similar findings were observed when MVPA measured either by self-report or accelerometer was substituted for CRF. A robust inverse association of CRF and accelerometer-derived MVPA with CAC incidence was partly accounted for by adjusting for CVD risk factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In middle-aged adults, CRF and MVPA demonstrated an inverse association with CAC incidence, but did not mitigate the increased cardiovascular risk associated with CAC, indicating that CAC is not benign in individuals with higher CRF or MVPA levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"52-62"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141999643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}