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Most cited papers in Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

What are the most cited papers in Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise?

The most cited paper in Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise is "Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy" (I‐Min Lee, Eric J. Shiroma, Felipe Lobelo et al., 2012), with 8,429 citations. Next come "Physical Activity in the United States Measured by Accelerometer" (7,824) and "Physical activity and public health. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine" (7,034).

Showing 50 of 97 papers. Every paper with more than 1,087 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy I‐Min Lee, Eric J. Shiroma, Felipe Lobelo et al. · The Lancet Open access Jul 2012 8,429
2 Physical Activity in the United States Measured by Accelerometer Richard P. Troiano, David A. Berrigan, Kevin Wayne Dodd et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2008 7,824
3 Physical activity and public health. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine Russell R. Pate · JAMA Feb 1995 7,034
4 Physical Activity and Public Health William L. Haskell, I‐Min Lee, Russell R. Pate et al. · Circulation Open access Aug 2007 6,569
5 The Regulation of Rabbit Skeletal Muscle Contraction James A. Spudich, Susan Watt · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Aug 1971 4,539
6 2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Authors Task Force Members et al. · European Heart Journal Open access105 authors 29 Aug 2014 4,371
7 Evidence for Cardiomyocyte Renewal in Humans Olaf Bergmann, Ratan D. Bhardwaj, Samuel Bernard et al. · Science Open access 2 Apr 2009 3,183
8 2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death Katja Zeppenfeld et al. · European Heart Journal Open access125 authors 26 Aug 2022 3,120
9 Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Quantitative Predictor of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Men and Women Satoru Kodama · JAMA 19 May 2009 3,065
10 Classification of the cardiomyopathies: a position statement from the european society of cardiology working group on myocardial and pericardial diseases Perry Mark Elliott, B. Andersson, Eloisa Arbustini et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 4 Oct 2007 3,049
11 Fit Yourself and Take Your Lungs to Heart Paolo Palange, Matteo Bonini · Respiration 2013 2,782
12 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiomyopathies Elena Arbelo et al. · European Heart Journal Open access141 authors 25 Aug 2023 2,692
13 Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia Gregory M. Marcus et al. · Circulation Open access 19 Feb 2010 2,683
14 ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article Raymond J. Gibbons et al. · Circulation 30 Sep 2002 2,612
15 The economic burden of physical inactivity: a global analysis of major non-communicable diseases Ding Ding, Kenny D. Lawson, Tracy Lynn Kolbe-Alexander et al. · The Lancet 28 Jul 2016 2,276
16 Exercise Standards for Testing and Training Gerald F. Fletcher, Philip A. Ades, Paul Kligfield et al. · Circulation 23 Jul 2013 2,241
17 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Barry J. Maron · JAMA 13 Mar 2002 2,240
18 Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Christopher M. O’Connor, David J. Whellan, Kerry L. Lee et al. · JAMA Open access 7 Apr 2009 2,197
19 Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease? Dean M. Ornish, Shirley Brown, J. H. Billings et al. · The Lancet Jul 1990 2,131
20 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Bernard John Gersh, Barry J. Maron, Robert O. Bonow et al. · Circulation 9 Nov 2011 2,115
21 ATS/ACCP statement on cardiopulmonary exercise testing Robert Ross · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine May 2003 2,093
22 Maximal oxygen intake and nomographic assessment of functional aerobic impairment in cardiovascular disease Robert A. Bruce, Fusako Kusumi, D. W. Hosmer · American Heart Journal Apr 1973 2,063
23 Pathological hypertrophy and cardiac interstitium. Fibrosis and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Keith T. Weber, Christian G. Brilla · Circulation Jun 1991 2,037
24 The Association of Changes in Physical-Activity Level and Other Lifestyle Characteristics with Mortality among Men Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Robert T. Hyde, Alvin L. Wing et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Feb 1993 2,010
25 Superior Cardiovascular Effect of Aerobic Interval Training Versus Moderate Continuous Training in Heart Failure Patients Ulrik Wisløff, Asbjørn Støylen, Jan Pål Loennechen et al. · Circulation 4 Jun 2007 2,008
26 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS AN INDEX OF HEART ATTACK RISK IN COLLEGE ALUMNI1 Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Alvin L. Wing, Robert T. Hyde · American Journal of Epidemiology Sep 1978 1,999
27 ATPase Activity of Myosin Correlated with Speed of Muscle Shortening Michael Bárány · The Journal of General Physiology Open access Jul 1967 1,983
28 Clinician’s Guide to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Adults GARY J. BALADY, Ross A Arena, Kathy E. Sietsema et al. · Circulation Open access 29 Jun 2010 1,978
29 ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Douglas Peter Zipes et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 31 Aug 2006 1,975
30 Changes in Physical Fitness and All-Cause Mortality Steven N. Blair · JAMA 12 Apr 1995 1,974
31 HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Inherited Primary Arrhythmia Syndromes Silvia Giuliana Priori, Arthur A.M. Wilde, Minoru Horie et al. · Heart Rhythm Open access 30 Aug 2013 1,947
32 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease Antonio Pelliccia et al. · European Heart Journal Open access135 authors 10 Jul 2020 1,946
33 Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Riccardo Maria Inciardi, Laura Lupi, Gregorio Zaccone et al. · JAMA Cardiology Open access 27 Mar 2020 1,905
34 ACSM’s New Preparticipation Health Screening Recommendations from ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, Ninth Edition Paul D. Thompson, Ross A Arena, Deborah A. Riebe et al. · Current Sports Medicine Reports Open access 2013 1,841
35 Genetic basis and molecular mechanism for idiopathic ventricular fibrillation Qiuyun Chen, Glenn E. Kirsch, Danmei Zhang et al. · Nature Mar 1998 1,839
36 Defining training and performance caliber: a participant classification framework Alannah K. A. McKay, Trent Stellingwerff, Ella S. Smith et al. · Figshare Open access 29 Dec 2021 1,833
37 Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle contraction Ivan Rayment, Hazel M. Holden, Michael Whittaker et al. · Science 2 Jul 1993 1,822
38 Definitions and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension Marius M. Hoeper, Harm Jan Bogaard, Robin Condliffe et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Dec 2013 1,775
39 Regulation of Contraction in Striated Muscle A. M. Gordon, Earl E. Homsher, Michael Regnier · Physiological Reviews Review 4 Jan 2000 1,756
40 A brief self-administered questionnaire to determine functional capacity (The Duke Activity Status Index) Mark Andrew Hlatky, Robin Boineau, Michael B. Higginbotham et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology Sep 1989 1,750
41 Left ventricular mass and body size in normotensive children and adults: Assessment of allometric relations and impact of overweight Giovanni de Simone, Stephen R. Daniels, Richard B. Devereux et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Nov 1992 1,742
42 Recommended guidelines for uniform reporting of data from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the Utstein Style. A statement for health professionals from a task force of the American Heart Association, the European Resuscitation Council, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the Australian Resuscitation Council. Richard O. Cummins, D. A. Chamberlain, Norman S. Abramson et al. · Circulation Open access Aug 1991 1,717
43 Sudden Death in Young Competitive Athletes Barry J. Maron · JAMA 17 Jul 1996 1,684
44 Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. Task Force of the Working Group Myocardial and Pericardial Disease of the European Society of Cardiology and of the Scientific Council on Cardiomyopathies of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology. William John McKenna, Gaetano Thiene, Andrea Kazemi Nava et al. · Heart Open access Mar 1994 1,658
45 Criteria for maximal oxygen uptake Edward T. Howley, David R. Bassett, Hugh G. Welch · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Sep 1995 1,652
46 Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: Proposed Modification of the Task Force Criteria Gregory M. Marcus et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 19 Feb 2010 1,621
47 Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death in Young People Gaetano Thiene, Andrea Kazemi Nava, Domenico Corrado et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 21 Jan 1988 1,615
48 Physical activity from childhood to adulthood R. Telama, Xiaolin Yang, Jorma S.A. Viikari et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine 12 Mar 2005 1,610
49 Calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum Makoto Endo · Physiological Reviews 1977 1,593
50 American College of Cardiology/European Society of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Barry J. Maron et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Nov 2003 1,588

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