Why the study?
Does exercise blood pressure correlate with left ventricular mass in patients with mild to moderate hypertension?
Population
19 patients with established mild to moderate hypertension
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May link low-level exercise systolic BP to LV mass in mild hypertension; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical use.
Does exercise blood pressure correlate with left ventricular mass in patients with mild to moderate hypertension?
Systolic blood pressure achieved at low levels of exercise may be a more important determinant of left ventricular hypertrophy than resting blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Papademetriou et al. (1989) studied this question.
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