Objective—Increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic renal failure
(CRF) has been explained by accelerated atherosclerosis and impaired angiogenesis, in …

PURPOSE This study sought to determine whether levels of fitness, habitual physical
activity, and fatness are associated health-related quality of life and mood in older persons …

Background: Persons with high normal blood pressure (BP) or mild hypertension who also
have an exaggerated BP response to exercise are at risk for worsening hypertension. The …

Objective The objectives of this study were to develop a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk
model among the Korean Heart Study (KHS) population and compare it with the …

Though clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) are an effective
and widely used treatment method worldwide, they are as yet not widely accepted in Korea …

Objective: This article aimed to develop the “forest therapy” program, which is a cognitive
behavior therapy (CBT)-based intervention program using forest environment, and …

Background Data on the relationship between the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index and
coronary artery calcification (CAC) progression is limited. This longitudinal study evaluated …

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is
still the most common arrhythmic complication. This study evaluated whether pretreatment …

Background and aims To evaluate the performance of the American College of
Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) 2013 Pooled Cohort Equations in the …

This study is to estimate the effect of Korean red ginseng on vascular endothelial cell
dysfunction in patients with hypertension. Seventeen patients with hypertension who were …