Postexercise blood pressure reduction in elderly hypertensive patients
Maria Urbana P. Brandão Rondon, PhD*,
Maria Janieire N. N. Alves, MD*,
Ana Maria F. W. Braga, MD, PhD*,
Odila Tomoko U. N. Teixeira, MD ,
Antonio Carlos P. Barretto, MD, PhD*,
Eduardo M. Krieger, MD, PhD and
Carlos Eduardo Negrão, PhD* ,*
* Unit of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
Unit of General Clinic of Cardiopathies, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
Unit of Hypertension, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
School of Physical Education and Sports, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Figure 1 Levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and mean blood pressure (MBP) at baseline and for up to 90 min after a 45-min period of low-intensity exercise (50% peak oxygen uptake) in elderly normotensive control subjects open circles and elderly hypertensive patients closed circles. Note that exercise provoked a postexercise reduction in blood pressure in hypertensive patients, but not in normotensive control subjects. *p < 0.05 for intragroup comparisons vs. baseline; +p < 0.05 for intergroup comparisons.
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Figure 2 Levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) during 22 h, at daytime and nighttime, on a control day and an exercise day in elderly normotensive control subjects (NC) and elderly hypertensive patients (HT). Note that blood pressure during 22 h, at daytime and nighttime, on the exercise day was significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in HT, but not in NC. *p < 0.05 for intragroup comparisons.
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