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01-03-2018 | Commentary
Whether sports participation is healthy or detrimental for the individual is a matter of dosage
Author:
J. L. R. M. Smeets
Published in:
Netherlands Heart Journal
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Issue 3/2018
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Excerpt
That regular strenuous physical exercise is an excellent, effective and ‘cheap’ method in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease has been well established. Even in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors and/or cardiovascular disease with or without atrial fibrillation, regular physical exercise improves the health and diminishes the burden of arrhythmias in the individual. …