Hypertension

Blood Pressure Taken During Exercise More Accurate Predictor Of Disease

Published in Blood Weekly, October 4th, 2001

A blood pressure reading taken during exercise is a more accurate test for early heart disease than one taken at rest, according to a study presented September 14, 2001, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The study, conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, showed that a high pulse pressure - defined as the difference between systolic blood pressure (the upper number) and diastolic blood pressure (the lower number) - during exercise was associated with a dysfunction of the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels. These cells...

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