A recent study led by researchers at Mount Sinai indicates that patients' ability to exercise during treadmill cardiac stress testing correlates with lower mortality risk, irrespective of heart disease severity. The comprehensive analysis tracked 15,562 patients over seven years and emphasized the importance of exercise capacity as a predictor of patient outcomes. The findings suggest that physicians should prioritize assessing fitness levels and encourage physical activity to enhance health outcomes for those with limited exercise capabilities, potentially saving lives by addressing exercise limitations.
Our data show that assessing a person's ability to exercise during cardiac stress testing and their exercise capacity provides a stronger distinction between high- and low-risk patients than any other clinical risk factors.
The study offers the most comprehensive evaluation to date of how known risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and cardiac-related comorbidities... affect the mortality risk of patients undergoing cardiac stress testing.
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