Is Cardiorespiratory Fitness Related to Cardiometabolic Health and All-Cause Mortality Risk in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease? A CARE CR Study

• Main Authors: Simon Nichols (Author), Claire Taylor (Author), Richard Page (Author), Anna Kallvikbacka-Bennett (Author), Fiona Nation (Author), Toni Goodman (Author), Andrew L. Clark (Author), Sean Carroll (Author), Lee Ingle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with lower morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms for this are not fully understood. A more favourable cardiometabolic risk factor profile may be responsible; however, few studies...