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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.

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Researcher Spotlight

ean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center, discusses the significance of the WHI, one of the longest and most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women.

Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center, discusses the significance of the WHI, one of the longest and most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women.