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European Heart Journal 2004 25(16):1374-1375; doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2004.06.021
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Editorial

The predictive value of cardiorespiratory fitness

Franz X. Kleber*

Charité Medical School, Ukb Academic Teaching Hospital, Berlin, Germany

* Correspondence to: Franz X. Kleber, Professor of Medicine, Charité Medical School, Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Ukb Academic Teaching Hospital, Warener Straße 7, D-12683 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49-305681-3601; fax: +49-305681-3603 (E-mail: fxkleber@ukb.de).

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This editorial refers to "The predictive value of cardiorespiratory fitness for cardiovascular events in men with various risk profiles: a prospective population-based cohort study"{dagger} by J.A. Laukkanen et al. on page 1428

More than 2000 years ago our cultural roots point to a rather active role of the school system in promoting greater activity in play and competition. The old Greek gymnasium considered exercise and physical activity to be at least as important as intellectual education.

Today the myth of everlasting youth, beauty, happiness and freedom of disease is, more than ever, a part of the lifestyle and identity of the western world. Fitness is one of its artificial parts, being achieved mainly by training, through . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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