Dynamic resistance training as stand-alone antihypertensive lifestyle therapy: A meta-analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  MacDonald, Hayley V ^a,b   Johnson, Blair T ^b   Huedo Medina, Tania B ^b   Livingston, Jill ^b   Forsyth, Kym C ^c   Kraemer, William J ^d   Farinatti, Paulo T V ^e   Pescatello, Linda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exercise training; High blood pressure; Hypertension; Lifestyle; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE MODEL; ADDITIVE SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE MODEL; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MODEL; MULTIPLE MODERATOR DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE MODEL; MULTIPLE MODERATOR SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE MODEL; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LIFESTYLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PREHYPERTENSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84994418146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003231     Document Type: Article

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