Why the study?
Does brief maximal isometric exercise lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients?
Population
15 hypertensive patients
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
5 to 8 weeks (up to 11 months in 2 subjects)
Authors
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May lower BP in small hypertensive case series; leaves open efficacy pending controlled trials.
Does brief maximal isometric exercise lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients?
Brief maximal isometric exercise may be associated with significant reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
Kiveloff et al. (1971) studied this question.
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