Regular physical activity has been widely justified by the medical community in part because substantial epidemiological, clinical, and basic science indicates that physical activity and exercise training delay the instances of atherosclerosis and lessen the incidences of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) events. Nevertheless, vigorous physical activity can also briefly and acutely increase the risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in suspected individuals. Is this a truth or just a myth? This article aims at exploring the depths of this possibility.
An Overview of the Phenomenon: All available therapies, pharmacological or otherwise, have a dose-response relationship whereby benefits curtail at high doses and risks due to adverse effects increases. An open mind would consider that this can even be possible for exercise . Most studies of exercise-related…
