WHISH-2-Prevent Heart Failure Study
The study will evaluate whether increasing physical activity, reducing sedentary behavior and increasing muscle strength through resistance training in elderly women will reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Title: WHISH-2-Prevent Heart Failure Study
Principal Investigators: Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, and Michael LaMonte, PhD, MPH
Funding Agency: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Period: 08/01/16 - 05/31/21
Abstract: The study will evaluate whether increasing physical activity, reducing sedentary behavior and increasing muscle strength through resistance training in elderly women will reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
