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- Researcher Vassilios Vassiliou reported stair climbing cut cardiovascular death risk by 39% and all-cause death risk by 24%.
- A meta-analysis of nine studies of 480,000 adults showed climbing five flights (?50 steps) lowered atherosclerotic risk by ~20%, and six-to-ten flights added ~16% more.
- The study, published August 13 in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, advises those with unstable heart disease or mobility limits to seek guidance before stair climbing.
