Associations between Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Cardiovascular Events in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort
Higher cardiopulmonary fitness was associated with a lower risk of incident cardiovascular disease. Early identification of survivors with low cardiopulmonary fitness provides opportunities for risk mitigation through promotion of regular physical activity.
Authors
- Matthew P. Smeltzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1366-9267)
- Daniel A. Mulrooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2351-9115)
- Deo Kumar Srivastava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-8120)
- Kirsten K. Ness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-1507)
- Matthew D. Wogksch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0948-7527)
- Aron Onerup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-3529)
- Fawaz Mzayek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-9158)
- Isaac Rhea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-1445)
- Matthew J. Ehrhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2781-9983)
- Megan E. Ware (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1564-7520)
- Gregory T. Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-4207)
- Stephanie B. Dixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3901-3274)
- Val Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9753-0870)
- Sean T. O'Neil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0336-104X)
- Melissa M. Hudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2407)
Institutions
- University of North Texas (US)
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- University of Memphis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003802
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49