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Heart Disease Risk Factors

Data on heart disease risk factors described by researchers at Waseda University

Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, March 21st, 2010

Data detailed in 'Age and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with arterial stiffening and left ventricular remodelling' have been presented. "Arterial stiffening, hypertension and left ventricular (LV) remodelling are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with cardiovascular function and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease," researchers in Saitama, Japan report.

"This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness, arterial stiffness, blood pressure (BP) and LV remodelling in women. On the basis of peak oxygen uptake, a total of 159 premenopausal...

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