Acute viral respiratory infections are the main infectious disease in the world. In 2020, a new
disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

The association between physical activity and health was recognized as early as the fifth
century BC by the Greek physician Hippocrates, who wrote the following:“All parts of the …

The human body is designed for activity. For most of our history, physical activity was
required for survival, but technological advances have eliminated much of the need for hard …

Physical activity initiates a wide range of multi-systemic adaptations that promote mental and
physical health. Recent work demonstrated that exercise triggers the release of extracellular …

Hypertension, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, arrhythmias and valvular heart
disease, coagulopathies and stroke, collectively known as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) …

Low‐intensity resistance exercise can effectively induce muscle hypertrophy and increases
in strength when combined with moderate blood flow restriction (BFR). As this type of …

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common vascular disease that reduces blood flow
capacity to the legs of patients. PAD leads to exercise intolerance that can progress in …

BACKGROUND Biomarkers are well established for diagnosis of myocardial infarction
[cardiac troponins, high-sensitivity cardiac troponins (hs-cTn)], exclusion of acute and …

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are common, life-threatening cardiac disorders that
typically are triggered by rupture or erosion of an atherosclerotic plaque. Platelet deposition …

Beneficial effect of regular moderate physical exercise (PE) and negative effect of severe
exercise and/or overtraining as an activator of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) have …