date:Jan 02, 2019
ethal and leaves most patients disabled or speech impaired for life, said lead study author Dr. Erik Prestgaard from Oslo University Hospital in a phone interview.
Prevention is important, he added, and patients can directly change their fitness.
The men in the study were enrolled in 1972-1975 at ages 40 to 59. At the start and again seven years later, their cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed with a bicycle test and with measurements of blood pressure and heart rate.
Researchers then foll