If you've had a heart stent and stick to a strict exercise program with intense bursts of activity for six months, you might shrink the fatty buildup in your heart arteries more than if you just...

From: High intensity interval training induces beneficial effects on coronary atheromatous plaques - a randomized trial.

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If you've had a heart stent and stick to a strict exercise program with intense bursts of activity for six months, you might shrink the fatty buildup in your heart arteries more than if you just...

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In patients with stable coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention, six months of supervised high-intensity interval training results in a greater reduction in coronary atheroma volume compared to adherence to contemporary preventive guidelines alone.

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Study: High intensity interval training induces beneficial effects on coronary atheromatous plaques - a randomized trial.

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