Effect of exercise on blood pressure in older persons.(Tips)
Publication: American Family Physician
Publication Date: 15-JAN-06
Author: Miller, Karl E.
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Although exercise is part of the nonpharmacologic treatment of hypertension, studies of older patients have included only a small number of participants and have had inconsistent results. Hypertension in older patients usually is caused by increased peripheral resistance and stiffening of the large arteries. Because these are different mechanisms than those that cause hypertension in younger patients, it is unclear how exercise might affect hypertension in...
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