Can intensive exercise harm the heart? You can get too much of a good thing

Circulation. 2014 Sep 16;130(12):992-1002. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008141.

Authors

André La Gerche¹, Hein Heidbuchel²

Affiliations

¹ From St. Vincent's Hospital Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia (A.L.G.); and Heart Center, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium (H.H.). Andre.LaGerche@svhm.org.au.
² From St. Vincent's Hospital Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia (A.L.G.); and Heart Center, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium (H.H.).

PMID: 25223770
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008141

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Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Vessels / physiology
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Coronary Artery Disease / etiology*
Exercise*
Female
Fibrosis
Heart / physiology
Humans
Male
Myocardium / pathology