Abstracts from the 8th World Congress on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention (These abstracts are part of a set published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation volume 11, supplement 1) Dublin, 23–26th May 2004

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Cardiac rehabilitation in Europe: results from the European Cardiac Rehabilitation Inventory Survey by Bjarnason-Wehrens, Birna, McGee, Hannah, Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe, Piepoli, Massimo F., Benzer, Werner, Schmid, Jean-Paul, Dendale, Paul, Pogosova, Nana-Goar V., Zdrenghea, Dumitru, Niebauer, Josef, Mendes, Miguel

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Standards for the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the functional evaluation of cardiac patients: a report from the Exercise Physiology Section of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation by Mezzani, Alessandro, Agostoni, Piergiuseppe, Cohen-Solal, Alain, Corrà, Ugo, Jegier, Anna, Kouidi, Evangelia, Mazic, Sanja, Meurin, Philippe, Piepoli, Massimo, Simon, Attila, Laethem, Christophe Van, Vanhees, Luc

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Methodological approach to the first and second lactate threshold in incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing by Binder, Ronald K., Wonisch, Manfred, Corra, Ugo, Cohen-Solal, Alain, Vanhees, Luc, Saner, Hugo, Schmid, Jean-Paul

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Physical activity during leisure time and primary prevention of coronary heart disease: an updated meta-analysis of cohort studies by Sofi, Francesco, Capalbo, Andrea, Cesari, Francesca, Abbate, Rosanna, Gensini, Gian Franco

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How to assess physical activity? How to assess physical fitness? by Vanhees, Luc, Lefevre, Johan, Philippaerts, Renaat, Martens, Martine, Huygens, Wim, Troosters, Thierry, Beunen, Gaston

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Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Samokhvalov, Andriy V., Irving, Hyacinth M., Rehm, Jürgen

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Assessment of physical activity – a review of methodologies with reference to epidemiological research: a report of the exercise physiology section of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation by Warren, Janet M., Ekelund, Ulf, Besson, Herve, Mezzani, Alessandro, Geladas, Nickos, Vanhees, Luc

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Low cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor for clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children independent of country, age and sex by Anderssen, Sigmund A., Cooper, Ashley R., Riddoch, Chris, Sardinha, Luis B., Harro, Maarike, Brage, Søren, Andersen, Lars B.

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High prevalence of atrial fibrillation in long-term endurance cross-country skiers: echocardiographic findings and possible predictors — a 28-30 years follow-up study by Grimsmo, Jostein, Grundvold, Irene, Maehlum, Sverre, Arnesen, Harald

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Effect of exercise on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients by Fagard, Robert H., Cornelissen, Véronique A.

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Exercise intolerance in chronic heart failure: mechanisms and therapies. Part I by Piepoli, Massimo F., Guazzi, Marco, Boriani, Giuseppe, Cicoira, Mariantonietta, Corrà, Ugo, Libera, Luciano Dalla, Emdin, Michele, Mele, Donato, Passino, Claudio, Vescovo, Giorgio, Vigorito, Carlo, Villani, Giovanni Q., Agostoni, Piergiuseppe

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Can a heart failure-specific cardiac rehabilitation program decrease hospitalizations and improve outcomes in high-risk patients? by Davidson, Patricia M., Cockburn, Jill, Newton, Phillip J., Webster, Julie K., Betihavas, Vasiliki, Howes, Laurie, Owensbye, Dwain O.

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Physical fitness matters more than physical activity in controlling cardiovascular disease risk factors by Sassen, Barbara, Cornelissen, Véronique A., Kiers, Henri, Wittink, Harriet, Kok, Gerjo, Vanhees, Luc

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Association of physical activity with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nocon, Marc, Hiemann, Theresa, Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk, Thalau, Frank, Roll, Stephanie, Willich, Stefan N.

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Evaluation of a cardiovascular disease risk assessment tool for the promotion of healthier lifestyles by Soureti, Anastasia, Hurling, Robert, Murray, Peter, van Mechelen, Willem, Cobain, Mark

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A randomized non-pharmacological intervention study for prevention of ischaemic heart disease: baseline results Inter99 (1) by Jørgensen, Torben, Borch-Johnsen, Knut, Thomsen, Troels F., Ibsen, Hans, Glümer, Charlotte, Pisinger, Charlotta

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Re-evaluating the Rose approach: comparative benefits of the population and high-risk preventive strategies by Cooney, Marie-Therese, Dudina, Alexandra, Whincup, Peter, Capewell, Simon, Menotti, Alessandro, Jousilahti, Pekka, Njølstad, Inger, Oganov, Raphel, Thomsen, Troels, Tverdal, Aage, Wedel, Hans, Wilhelmsen, Lars, Graham, Ian

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Sudden death in sports among young adults in Norway by Solberg, Erik Ekker, Gjertsen, Finn, Haugstad, Erlend, Kolsrud, Lars

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Contribution of patient and physician factors to cardiac rehabilitation enrollment: a prospective multilevel study by Grace, Sherry L., Gravely-Witte, Shannon, Brual, Janette, Monette, George, Suskin, Neville, Higginson, Lyall, Alter, David A., Stewart, Donna E.

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