The effects of endurance exercise on the heart: panacea or poison?

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 09 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41569-020-0354-3Moderate exercise improves cardiovascular health and is associated with physiological cardiac adaptations; by contrast, the hearts of endurance athletes can undergo maladaptations, including myocardial fibrosis and arrhythmias. In this Review, Parry-Williams and Sharma discuss whether excessive endurance exercise might damage both diseased and otherwise normal hearts.
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