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 follow regular heart health advice.

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

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2023 Mar 27

This study found that patients who did supervised high-intensity interval training for 6 months had less plaque buildup in their heart arteries than those who just followed standard heart health advice, meaning the intense workouts worked better at shrinking dangerous artery gunk.

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

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DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac309

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