Professional instrument playing involves significantly higher cardiac demand than typical sedentary activities.
May prompt cardiac evaluation in musicians; leaves open long-term occupational risks.
The cardiac demand of a professional instrument player is higher than previously described, much greater than what would be expected from a supposedly sedentary activity.
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