Acute Effect of Strength Training on Blood Pressure in Cardiac Patients

Acute Effect of Strength Training on Blood Pressure in Cardiac Patients

Moderate and heavy strength training exercise and the acute blood pressure rise in cardiac patient, how high?

12 heart transplant recipients 12 heart failure patients 12 patients with ischemic heart disease

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years
• no strength training > 3 month
• speak and understand danish

Exclusion Criteria:

• cancer
• serum creatinin above 200 mmol/l
• re-transplantation
• Ejection fraction > 35