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Letter by Hansel and Simon regarding article, "Body mass index and vigorous physical activity and the risk of heart failure among men".

Perikles SimonJochen Hansel

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GerontologyHeart FailureCore (anatomy)Statement (logic)business.industryPhysical activityMotor Activitymedicine.diseaseArticleBody Mass IndexRisk FactorsPhysiology (medical)Heart failuremedicineHumansObesityCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessBody mass index

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To the Editor: We read with interest the article “Body mass index and vigorous physical activity and the risk of heart failure among men” by Kenchaiah et al.1 This article has some interesting findings, but we believe that there are some shortcomings that we would like to address here. First, in our opinion a more appropriate title for this study might be “Body mass index and self-reported physical inactivity and the risk of heart failure among men.” Second, we find that the core statement of this …

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-09-16Circulation
10.1161/circulationaha.109.862532https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19103991