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Antithrombotic effects of exercise.

E R Eichner1

  • 1University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.

American Family Physician
|November 1, 1987
PubMed
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Regular exercise offers antithrombotic benefits by reducing blood viscosity and platelet activity. These hematologic changes associated with physical fitness may play a role in preventing coronary heart disease.

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Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Cardiovascular Health

Background:

  • Regular exercise is associated with various physiological adaptations.
  • Understanding the hematologic effects of exercise is crucial for cardiovascular health.
  • The relationship between exercise, blood properties, and thrombosis requires further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the antithrombotic effects of regular exercise.
  • To investigate how physical conditioning influences blood viscosity, platelet function, and fibrinolysis.
  • To determine the potential role of exercise-induced hematologic changes in preventing coronary heart disease.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on exercise physiology and hematology.
  • Analysis of studies examining blood viscosity, platelet aggregability, and fibrinolytic activity in athletes and physically active individuals.

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  • Correlation of hematologic changes with performance enhancement and cardiovascular disease risk.

    • Main Results:

    • Exercise can lead to "athlete's anemia" (dilutional pseudoanemia), decreasing blood viscosity and potentially reducing platelet adhesion.
    • Physical conditioning may decrease platelet aggregability.
    • Exercise activates the fibrinolytic system, with physical fitness enhancing the rate of fibrinolysis.

    Conclusions:

    • The hematologic adaptations to regular exercise, including reduced blood viscosity and altered platelet function, appear to have antithrombotic effects.
    • Enhanced fibrinolysis rates in physically fit individuals contribute to a potentially reduced risk of thrombosis.
    • These exercise-induced changes suggest a protective mechanism against coronary heart disease.