The interaction between exercise and cardiovascular disease
It is widely accepted that regular physical activity (PA) is beneficial for cardiovascular (CV) health. Frequent exercise is robustly associated with a decrease in CV disease (CVD) mortality as well a...
The intersection of exercise, cognition, and cardiovascular disease
The search for effective treatments for dementia and cognitive decline has long remained like a black hole, where one therapy after another is proposed, tested, and then disappears into oblivion. Yet,...
Exercise and the brain in cardiovascular disease: A narrative review
Patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) (including heart failure) are at increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Vascular risk factors contribute to cognitive decline through cerebra...
Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on psychological factors, cardiorespiratory fitness, and survival: A narrative review
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a form of prescribed exercise that is a multidisciplinary approach designed to improve cardiac function and quality of life following major adverse cardiovascular events...
Stress, cardiovascular diseases and exercise – A narrative review
The assuredness that adverse life stressors can lead to major negative impacts on an individual's health has been held since antiquity. Stress is considered a state of homeostasis being challenged...
Heart and Mind, a publication of the China International Medical Foundation (CIMF) and the Asia-Pacific institute of Psycho-Cardiology Research, is an international peer reviewed journal with Quarterly print on demand compilation of issues. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.heartmindjournal.org. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted versions of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal focuses on relationships between cardiovascular diseases and mental/psychological disorders, as well as their relationship and interaction with other diseases, environmental and lifestyle factors.