Steven N. Blair
University of South Carolina
892 Papers
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Steven N. Blair is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 165, co-authored 879 publications. Previous affiliations of Steven N. Blair include Stanford University & University of Western Australia.
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AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases
Thomas A. Pearson,Steven N. Blair,Stephen R. Daniels,Robert H. Eckel,Joan M. Fair,Stephen P. Fortmann,Barry A. Franklin,Larry B. Goldstein,Philip Greenland,Scott M. Grundy,Yuling Hong,Nancy Houston Miller,Ronald M. Lauer,Ira S. Ockene,Ralph L. Sacco,James F. Sallis,Sidney C. Smith,Neil J. Stone,Kathryn A. Taubert +18 more
TL;DR: This 2002 update of the Guide acknowledges a number of advances in the field of primary prevention since 1997 and research continues to refine the recommendations on detection and management of established risk factors.
Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Robert Ross,Steven N. Blair,Ross Arena,Timothy S. Church,Jean-Pierre Després,Barry A. Franklin,William L. Haskell,Leonard A. Kaminsky,Benjamin D. Levine,Carl J. Lavie,Jonathan Myers,Josef Niebauer,Robert E. Sallis,Susumu S. Sawada,Xuemei Sui,Ulrik Wisløff +15 more
TL;DR: The addition of CRF for risk classification presents health professionals with unique opportunities to improve patient management and to encourage lifestyle-based strategies designed to reduce cardiovascular risk to meet the American Heart Association’s 2020 goals.
Physical activity assessment methodology in the five-city project
James F. Sallis,William L. Haskell,Peter D. Wood,Stephen P. Fortmann,Todd Rogers,Steven N. Blair,Ralph S. Paffenbarger +6 more
TL;DR: New methods of quantifying the physical activity habits of communities were developed which are practical for large health surveys, provide information on the distribution of activity habits in the population, can detect changes in activity over time, and can be compared with other epidemiologic studies of physical activity.
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Influences of cardiorespiratory fitness and other precursors on cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in men and women
Steven N. Blair,James B. Kampert,Harold W. Kohl,Carolyn E. Barlow,Caroline A. Macera,Ralph S. Paffenbarger,Larry W. Gibbons +6 more
TL;DR: Low fitness is an important precursor of mortality and the protective effect of fitness held for smokers and nonsmokers, those with and without elevated cholesterol levels or elevated blood pressure, and unhealthy and healthy persons.
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Statement on Exercise: Benefits and Recommendations for Physical Activity Programs for All Americans A Statement for Health Professionals by the Committee on Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association
Gerald F. Fletcher,Steven N. Blair,James A. Blumenthal,Carl J. Caspersen,Bernard Chaitman,Stephen Epstein,Harold B. Falls,E. S. Froelicher,Victor F. Froelicher,Ileana L. Piña +9 more
TL;DR: The known benefits of regular aerobic exercise and current recommendations for implementation of exercise programs are described in a revised report as discussed by the authors, and the potential risk of physical activity can be reduced by medical evaluation, risk stratification, supervision, and education.