Trial reportCirculation2018
Reversing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging in Middle Age-A Randomized Controlled Trial: Implications For Heart Failure Prevention.
Trial report in Circulation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02039154 (The Effect of Long Duration Exercise on the Diastolic Function of the Heart), which is not on this map. Cited by 98 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Long Duration Exercise on the Diastolic Function of the Heart
Who cites it
98 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effect of egg consumption on circulating choline, betaine, and trimethylamine n-oxide in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Nutrition journal · 2025Pooled it
- Rates of compliance and adherence to high-intensity interval training: a systematic review and Meta-analyses.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults: Myocarditis and Other Myocardial Involvement, Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and Return to Play: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022Guideline
- Aerobic Training Protects Cardiac Function During Advancing Age: A Meta-Analysis of Four Decades of Controlled Studies.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Timing of exercise therapy when initiating adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: a randomized trial.European heart journal · 2023Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Moderate- and High-Intensity Exercise Training in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Effects on Fitness and Cardiovascular Response to Exercise.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Trial
- Smartwatch-Based Maximum Oxygen Consumption Measurement for Predicting Acute Mountain Sickness: Diagnostic Accuracy Evaluation Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
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- Effects of active commuting on cardiovascular risk factors: GISMO-a randomized controlled feasibility study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2020Trial
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- Left Atrial Electromechanical Remodeling Following 2 Years of High-Intensity Exercise Training in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults.Circulation · 2019Trial
- The impact of 2 years of high-intensity exercise training on a model of integrated cardiovascular regulation.The Journal of physiology · 2019Trial
- Association Between Self-Reported Weekly Physical Activity Duration and Echocardiographic Cardiac Structure and Function in Adults Aged ≥ 45 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Multi-modal Prehabilitation and Outcomes after Gastroesophageal Cancer Surgery: A Cohort Study of Pulmonary Complications and Resilience to Major Postoperative Events.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Influence of sex and heart size on cardiovascular adaptations to 2 years of endurance exercise training in sedentary middle-aged adults.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Exercise reverses the sedentary cardiac phenotype in obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hemodynamic, structural, and functional adaptations.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Psychological Scars and Physical Consequences: Linking PTSD to Cardiovascular Health.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2026Review
- International Utah cardiac recovery symposium (U-CARS) 2025:translational and basic science proceedings.Heart failure reviews · 2026Review
- Therapeutic perspective on cardiomyopathy and heart failure in older adults through the lens of chronic inflammation.Vascular pharmacology · 2026Article
38 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundPoor fitness in middle age is a risk factor for heart failure, particularly heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction. The development of heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction is likely mediated through increased left ventricular (LV) stiffness, a consequence of sedentary aging. In a prospective, parallel group, randomized controlled trial, we examined the effect of 2 years of supervised high-intensity exercise training on LV stiffness.
methodsSixty-one (48% male) healthy, sedentary, middle-aged participants (53±5 years) were randomly assigned to either 2 years of exercise training (n=34) or attention control (control; n=27). Right heart catheterization and 3-dimensional echocardiography were performed with preload manipulations to define LV end-diastolic pressure-volume relationships and Frank-Starling curves. LV stiffness was calculated by curve fit of the diastolic pressure-volume curve. Maximal oxygen uptake (Vo
resultsFifty-three participants completed the study. Adherence to prescribed exercise sessions was 88±11%. Vo
conclusionsIn previously sedentary healthy middle-aged adults, 2 years of exercise training improved maximal oxygen uptake and decreased cardiac stiffness. Regular exercise training may provide protection against the future risk of heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction by preventing the increase in cardiac stiffness attributable to sedentary aging. CLINICAL
trial registrationURL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02039154.
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