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Physiology Friday November Recap

Physiologically Speaking

In case you missed it, here are all of the studies I covered in the November 2024 installments of the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Enjoy (or re-enjoy) these summaries, and don’t forget to share them with someone you think might learn from or be interested in them.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Participating in any resistance training is associated with a 15%–17% lower risk for these outcomes compared to non-participation. ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Participating in any resistance training is associated with a 15%–17% lower risk for these outcomes compared to non-participation. ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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Why Exercise Is The Key To A Longer Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Fitness & Dementia This relationship is also clearly evident when it comes to rates of dementia.

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Emergency pacemaker implantation in nonagenarians with CHB: single- versus dual-chamber pacing

The British Journal of Cardiology

In ambulatory patients with complete heart block (CHB), dual-chamber (DDD) pacing confers physiological benefits versus single-chamber (VVI) pacing, however, the impact on mortality is disputed. In nonagenarians with emergent CHB, we compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving VVI versus DDD pacemakers.

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Physiology Friday #238: 'Weekend Warriors' Get the Same Health Benefits as Regular Exercisers

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. For the regularly active participants, the risk reduction for dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, depression, and anxiety was 9%, 18%, 36%, 36%, and 27%, respectively.

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ACC/AHA Release Updated 2023 Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AF is associated with an increased risk of death as well as multiple adverse outcomes, including stroke, cognitive impairment or dementia, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and peripheral artery disease (PAD). million.