Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Submaximal Exercise, & All-Cause Mortality

Dr. Jari Laukkanen, a Professor of Medicine and cardiologist, working in Interventional Cardiology at the Department of Internal Medicine, Central Finland Healthcare District Jyväskylä, and the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio, Finland, reviews his article appearing in the May 2020 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which found cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by submaximal exercise testing, improves mortality risk prediction beyond conventional risk factors and its prognostic relevance varies across cardiovascular risk levels. Available at: https://mayocl.in/3dD7jZr