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Risk of sudden cardiac attack and the number of push-ups managed

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Authors: J. Novák
Authors‘ workplace: Vedoucí: doc. MUDr. Aleš Kroužecký, Ph. D. ;  Lékařská fakulta v Plzni ;  Ústav sportovní medicíny a aktivního zdraví ;  Univerzita Karlova v Praze
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2024; 104(1): 36-41
Category: Of different specialties

Overview

Referring to the work of Yang et al. (36) several professional sources recommended how to detect the risk of a sudden heart attack using a simple motor test – the ability to perform a certain number of push-ups. The study showed that higher baseline push-up capacity (40 push-ups and more) in the cohort of firefighters is associated with lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) compared with those completing less then 10 push-ups. However, the higher incidence of CVD events in the group of least powerful firefighters is probably also related to other health problems, and conversely, higher strength endurance performance in the prevention of CVD diseases is not the decisive factor. The proposed push-up test can thus serve as an orientation easy-to-perform screening to detect endangered persons.

Keywords:

cardiovascular diseases – 40 push-up test – aerobic capacity – CVD prevention

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adresa pro korespondenci:
MUDr. Jaroslav Novák, Ph.D.
Ústav sportovní medicíny a aktivního zdraví LF UK
Lidická 6, 301 00 Plzeň
e-mail: novakj@lfp.cuni.cz

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