Exercise in Patients with Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Practical Recommendations
Thaddeus Gagaring, Olivia Drummond, Gaetano Santulli · 2026
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Thaddeus Gagaring, Olivia Drummond, and Gaetano Santulli review what exercise does for arteries that are quietly clogging in this 2026 paper. The stage before symptoms, plaque building in vessel walls, is common and reversible in part. Drugs handle cholesterol and pressure, but movement may reach the vessel wall itself.
The review traces how exercise improves the vessel lining's function and nitric oxide supply, calms inflammation, and shifts immune cells inside plaque toward repair. It may even change plaque makeup toward denser, steadier forms. The calcium that heavy exercisers show in heart arteries may mark such hardened, stable plaque rather than danger. Trials favor interval work for stiff arteries and mixed aerobic and strength work for vessel lining health. The authors urge treating exercise as core therapy here, with future studies matching the prescription to each patient's plaque.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thaddeus Gagaring, Olivia Drummond, Gaetano Santulli |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |