Strengthening Our Understanding of Muscle Metaboreflex Control in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: (Dis)association Between Physical Fitness and Hemodynamic Responses

Ischemic Heart Disease remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In addition to pharmacologic therapy and coronary revascularization, healthy lifestyle interventions such as diet and exercise are essential components of disease management. Although exercise training is a Class I recommendation for patients with ischemic heart disease, physical exertion is not without risk in this population. Indeed, an exercise stress test is a well-established method for inducing myocardial ischemia. Furthermore, patients with ischemic heart disease often exhibit abnormal cardiovascular responses during ...