2017
The antihypertensive effects of aerobic versus isometric handgrip resistance exercise
Ash GI, Taylor BA, Thompson PD, MacDonald HV, Lamberti L, Chen MH, Farinatti P, Kraemer WJ, Panza GA, Zaleski AL, Deshpande V, Ballard KD, Mujtaba M, White CM, Pescatello LS. The antihypertensive effects of aerobic versus isometric handgrip resistance exercise. Journal Of Hypertension 2017, 35: 291-299. PMID: 27861249, PMCID: PMC5713890, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIHG trainingAntihypertensive effectBlood pressureAerobic exerciseResistance exerciseCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityPulse wave velocity changesBP benefitPrimary exercise modalityAmbulatory BP monitorPulse wave velocityMiddle-aged adultsSubset of participantsAntihypertensive therapyAwake SBPIHG exerciseAcute exerciseExercise modalitiesAcute boutAerobic trainingBP monitorAwake hoursStudy participantsLimited evidenceSBP
2016
Effects of aerobic exercise intensity on ambulatory blood pressure and vascular responses in resistant hypertension
Santos LP, Moraes RS, Vieira PJ, Ash GI, Waclawovsky G, Pescatello LS, Umpierre D. Effects of aerobic exercise intensity on ambulatory blood pressure and vascular responses in resistant hypertension. Journal Of Hypertension 2016, 34: 1317-1324. PMID: 27137175, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowResistant hypertensionDiastolic pressureAmbulatory BPBlood flowExercise intensityPoor blood pressure controlAmbulatory systolic pressureDevice-based proceduresAcute hemodynamic effectsBlood pressure controlAmbulatory blood pressureVenous occlusion plethysmographyMaximal exercise testingModerate aerobic exerciseModerate intensityAerobic exercise intensityVascular resistanceExercise testingHemodynamic effectsOcclusion plethysmographyBlood pressureResistant patientsSystolic pressureReactive hyperemia