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Open AccessVortex formation time in female athletes
Regular, vigorous physical activity can have a significant impact on cardiac function, leading to cardiac morphological alterations that may be challenging to distinguish from pathological changes. Therefore, ...
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Open AccessMusculoskeletal Benefits from a Physical Activity Program in Primary School are Retained 4 Years after the Program is Terminated
Daily school physical activity (PA) improves musculoskeletal traits. This study evaluates whether the benefits remain 4 years after the intervention. We followed 45 boys and 36 girls who had had 40 min PA/scho...
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Open AccessEffect of food intake on 92 oncological biomarkers by the Proseek Oncology II panel
To evaluates the effect of food intake on 92 oncological biomarkers to evaluate whether the timing of blood sampling could be relevant. Twenty-two healthy subjects were investigated. A total of 92 biomarkers w...
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Open AccessGalectin-3 levels relate in children to total body fat, abdominal fat, body fat distribution, and cardiac size
Galectin-3 has recently been proposed as a novel biomarker for cardiovascular disease in adults. The purpose of this investigation was to assess relationships between galectin-3 levels and total body fat, abdo...
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Open AccessMyocardial performance index in female athletes
Long-term intensive training leads to morphological and mechanical changes in the heart generally known as “athlete’s heart”. Previous studies have suggested that the diastolic and systolic function of the ven...
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Open AccessEffect of food intake on myocardial performance index
Myocardial performance index (MPI) has been investigated in a variety of populations, but the effect of food intake has not been evaluated. We assessed whether myocardial performance index is affected by food ...
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Open AccessThe safety of introducing a new generation TAVR device: one departments experience from introducing a second generation repositionable TAVR
In the evolving field of transcatheter aortic valve replacements a new generation of valves have been introduced to clinical practice. With the complexity of the TAVR procedure and the unique aspects of each T...
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Correlation between physical activity, aerobic fitness and body fat against autonomic function profile in children
To evaluate correlations between physical activity, VO2PEAK and body fat versus autonomic function in children.
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A 5-year exercise program in children improves muscle strength without affecting fracture risk
High level of physical activity (PA) is associated with great muscle strength and high fracture risk. This prospective controlled population-based study evaluated how a pediatric PA intervention program influe...
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A Pediatric Bone Mass Scan has Poor Ability to Predict Peak Bone Mass: An 11-Year Prospective Study in 121 Children
This 11-year prospective longitudinal study examined how a pre-pubertal pediatric bone mass scan predicts peak bone mass. We measured bone mineral content (BMC; g), bone mineral density (BMD; g/cm2), and bone are...
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Open AccessA 3-year school-based exercise intervention improves muscle strength - a prospective controlled population-based study in 223 children
Intense physical activity (PA) improves muscle strength in children, but it remains uncertain whether moderately intense PA in a population-based cohort of children confers these benefits.
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Open AccessEffect of food intake on left ventricular wall stress
Left ventricular wall stress has been investigated in a variety of populations, but the effect of food intake has not been evaluated. We assessed whether left ventricular wall stress is affected by food intake...
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Open AccessAccelerometer measured daily physical activity and sedentary pursuits–comparison between two models of the Actigraph and the importance of data reduction
Very few validation studies have been performed between different generations of the commonly used Actigraph accelerometers. We compared daily physical activity data generated from the old generation Actigraph...
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A 5-Year Exercise Program in Pre- and Peripubertal Children Improves Bone Mass and Bone Size Without Affecting Fracture Risk
We studied the effect in children of an exercise intervention program on fracture rates and skeletal traits. Fractures were registered for 5 years in a population-based prospective controlled exercise interven...
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Open AccessAortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation as predictors of atrial fibrillation during 11 years of follow-up
There is limited information about any association between the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the presence of valvular disease.
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Morphological State as a Predictor for Reintervention and Mortality After EVAR for AAA
This study was designed to assess aorto-iliac morphological characteristics in relation to reintervention and all-cause long-term mortality in patients undergoing standard EVAR for infrarenal AAA.
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Aerobic fitness related to cardiovascular risk factors in young children
Low aerobic fitness (maximum oxygen uptake (VO2PEAK)) is predictive for poor health in adults. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed if VO2PEAK is related to a composite risk factor score for cardiovascular dis...
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Open AccessThe effect of endogenously released glucose, insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1, ghrelin on cardiac output, heart rate, stroke volume, and blood pressure
Ingestion of a meal increases the blood flow to the gastrointestinal organs and affects the heart rate (HR), blood pressure and cardiac output (CO), although the mechanisms are not known. The aim of this study...
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Open AccessRelationship between postprandial changes in cardiac left ventricular function, glucose and insulin concentrations, gastric emptying, and satiety in healthy subjects
The digestion of food is known to alter the hemodynamics of the body significantly. The purpose of this study was to study the postprandial changes in stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO) and left ventricul...
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Open AccessThe mode of school transportation in pre-pubertal children does not influence the accrual of bone mineral or the gain in bone size - two year prospective data from the paediatric osteoporosis preventive (POP) study
Walking and cycling to school are one source of regular physical activity. The aim of this two years observational study in pre-pubertal children was to evaluate if walking and cycling to school was associated...
