A group of elite long-distance runners had less body fat, better cholesterol and blood lipid profiles, and better heart rates than people being tested for cardiac disease. Paradoxically, however, the runners had more calcified plaque in their heart arteries, according to a study reported this week. Read more
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Agony of Long-Distance Runners: Coronary Plaque
A group of elite distance runners had higher levels of coronary plaque than people tested for cardiac disease.
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