BLOOD PRESSURE REACTIVITY TO MENTAL STRESS IS ATTENUATED FOLLOWING RESISTANCE EXERCISE IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN
BLOOD PRESSURE REACTIVITY TO MENTAL STRESS IS ATTENUATED FOLLOWING RESISTANCE EXERCISE IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN
The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the effects of two sessions of resistance exercise in blood pressure reactivity to a mental stress test in older hypertensive women.
Inclusion Criteria:older hypertensive women -
Exclusion Criteria:subjects taking hormonal therapy; those with a history of metabolic, neurologic, or cardiovascular diseases other than HTN, those with a history of cardiovascular events; subjects with physical limitations; those with non-treated HTN; obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0); and subjects taking adrenergic inhibitors or non-dihydropyridinic calcium channel blockers.
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