Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Internal Medicine Residents: Are Future Physicians Becoming Deconditioned?

Background: Previous studies have shown a falloff in physicians' physical activity from medical school to residency. Poor fitness may result in stress, increase resident burnout, and contribute to mortality from cardiovascular disease and other causes. Physicians with poor exercise habits are also less likely to counsel patients about exercise.

Breast arterial calcifications on mammograms do not predict coronary heart disease at coronary angiography.

Purpose: To examine, in women who underwent cardiac catheterization, whether breast arterial calcifications (BACs) seen at screening mammography correlate with coronary heart disease (CHD) seen at coronary angiography.

Materials And Methods: In an institutional review board-approved, HIPAA-compliant study, 172 women (mean age, 64.29 years +/- 11.