[Prevention of arterial diseases in the 2010s: the European treatment guideline].

Reduction of risk factors at the population level forms the basis of the European recommendation of 2012 for the prevention of arterial diseases. Actions at the individual level arise from risk assessment. The risk of arterial disease is graded into four categories, the uppermost ones comprising patients who have already developed the disease, diabetics, those suffering from renal insufficiency and those carrying a serious gene defect.

The effect of moderate exercise training on skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain distribution in chronic heart failure.

Background: The myosin heavy chain (MHC) is altered in chronic heart failure (CHF), but the effect of exercise on MHC expression in CHF patients is not understood. The aim of the present study was to show the effect of aerobic exercise on MHC distribution in patients with CHF.

Methods: Patients (n=17) with stable NYHA class I-III CHF were randomised into training and control groups.