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Miss Isabela Marcal

University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa (Canada)

Isabela is a PhD candidate in Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, working with the Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Laboratory (EPCHL) in Ottawa, Canada. Her research focuses on the role of exercise training in preventing and managing cardiovascular disease, with an emphasis on patients with cardiac devices and women’s heart health.

Sex-specific inclusion of patients with cardiovascular disease in exercise research in Canada: a rapid review

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025

Topic: Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Session: Poster session (3)

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Changes in physical activity levels following different exercise modalities in patients with atrial fibrillation: a 1-year follow-up.

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025

Topic: Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Session: Poster session (3)

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Sex-differences in self-reported cardiorespiratory fitness, symptom severity, and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024

Topic: Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Session: Managing cardiovascular risk in patients with arrhythmias

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The effects of nordic walking, high-intensity interval training, and moderate-to-vigorous intensity continuous training on arterial stiffness in patients with coronary artery disease

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023

Topic: Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Session: Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation 2

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