Fitness trumps heart genes: 12 years and 69 thousand
69,447 people from UK Biobank, 12 years of follow-up, complete data on both VO2max and genetic heart risk. Mayo Clinic checked if fitness saves those with 'bad' genes. The conclusion: it does, and equally for everyone. What the Collings study and colleagues at Mayo Clinic Proceedings (January 2026, full issue in May) did was the standard UK Biobank setup...
