Publications

There is a bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular diseases (CVD), sleep disordered breathing and quality of sleep. The repeated exposure to biological consequences of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) including altered blood gas chemistry, arousals and large negative swings in intrathoracic/juxta-cardiac pressure will in the long run lead to a variety of cardiovascular disorders including hypertension, heart failure, arrhythmias, coronary ...

This paper presents a summary of the potential practical and economic barriers to implementation of primary prevention of cardiovascular disease guided by total cardiovascular risk estimations in the general population. It also reviews various possible solutions to overcome these barriers. The report is based on discussion among experts in the area at a special CardioVascular Clinical Trialists workshop organized by the European Society of ...

The beneficial effect of exercise training and exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on symptom-free exercise capacity, cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function, quality of life, general healthy lifestyle, and reduction of depressive symptoms and psychosocial stress is nowadays well recognized. However, it remains largely obscure, which characteristics of physical activity (PA) and exercise training frequency, intensity, time (duration), type ...