Why the study?
Does aerobic (lactate threshold) exercise reduce blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension?
Population
31 patients with essential hypertension (n=21 in exercise group, n=10 in control group)
Comparison
Aerobic (lactate threshold) exercise for 10 weeks vs Non-exercising hypertensive control group
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 weeks
Authors
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Should not yet change practice in essential hypertension; leaves open efficacy of lactate threshold exercise pending randomized confirmation.
Does aerobic (lactate threshold) exercise reduce blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension?
Aerobic exercise at lactate threshold effectively lowers blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension, particularly in those with a higher baseline cardiac index and serum Na:K ratio.
Kinoshita et al. (1988) studied this question.
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