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Physical Exercise and Ischemic Heart Disease

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The topic “Physical Exercise and Ischemic Heart Disease” can be broken down into two separate issues: 1) physical exercise as the primary form of effective prevention of ischemic heart disease and 2) the choices, limitations and benefits of physical exercise for a patient already suffering from ischemic heart disease.

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Masini, V. (1997). Physical Exercise and Ischemic Heart Disease. In: Pelliccia, A., Caselli, G., Bellotti, P. (eds) Advances in Sports Cardiology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2298-0_18

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