Coronary disease & ACSRandomised controlled trial
Football as the champion of cardiovascular prevention: results of the randomized and interventional MY-3F study (Fit & Fun with Football after myocardial infarction or coronary artery disease)
- Randomised controlled trial
- prospective
- interventional
Authors' conclusion
In My-3F, the preventive benefit on CVRF (cardiovascular risk factors) and fitness of football training in patients after MI or CAD was clearly demonstrated for the first time.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Participants
- 89 vs 88
- Comparison
- Structured health football training vs control
- Football group (FG)n = 89
- Control group (CG)n = 88reference
- Primary endpoint
- Fitness (VO2peak on spiroergometry), BP, weight and safety
- Follow-up
- 1-year follow-up
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
VO2peak
- FG: VO2peak increased from 18.0 to 19.7 mL/min/kg
- P < 0.001
- CG: VO2peak decreased from 19.5 to 18.3 mL/min/kg
- P = 0.046
- FG: BP decreased from 132/81 to 125/76 mmHg
- P < 0.001
- CG: BP changed slightly from 137/82 to 136/82 mmHg
- ns
- FG: weight decreased from 92.3 to 90.4 kg
- P = 0.003
- CG: weight increased slightly from 90.7 to 91 kg
- P = 0.6 ns
Further findings
Running performance per participant per training (FG)
- Improved from 1.8 km at admission to 2.4 km at end of study
- P < 0.001
Antihypertensives
- Significantly more antihypertensives given in CG, not in FG
Depressive symptoms
- Significant improvement in FG; no changes in CG
- P = 0.034
LDL cholesterol and lipid-lowering therapy
- Significantly more lipid-lowering therapy in CG
- P = 0.049
- No significant change in LDL cholesterol in both groups
Original publication
Football as the champion of cardiovascular prevention: results of the randomized and interventional MY-3F study (Fit & Fun with Football after myocardial infarction or coronary artery disease). Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 21 May 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf273
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it