ReviewCurrent hypertension reports2021
Potential Mechanisms Behind the Blood Pressure-Lowering Effect of Dynamic Resistance Training.
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- Pooled it
- The effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on metabolic blood biomarkers and quality of life in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Can resistance training alone or resistance training combined with aerobic training improve arterial stiffness, endothelial function, and other vascular function indicators in adults with hypertension or overweight/obesity-related vascular risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of dynamic, isometric, and combined resistance training on ambulatory blood pressure in treated men with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of human hypertension · 2024Trial
- Resistance exercise lowers blood pressure and improves vascular endothelial function in individuals with elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024Trial
- Progressive iso-inertial resistance exercise promotes more favorable cardiovascular adaptations than traditional resistance exercise in young adults.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024Trial
- Acai Supplementation and Resistance Training: A Preliminary Study of the Effects on Liver Parameters in Hypertensive Rats.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations of relative muscular strength with blood pressure changes and incident hypertension: a prospective cohort study in Korea.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The acute impact of resistance exercise training on cardiovascular parameters in trained and untrained adults with high blood pressure.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Association between muscle strength gains and biventricular cardiac remodeling in response to high-intensity resistance training in healthy untrained males: a longitudinal study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Resisting decline: the neuroprotective role of resistance exercise in supporting cerebrovascular function and brain health in aging.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- The Role of Curcumin in Modulating Vascular Function and Structure during Menopause: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Resistance Exercise Training in Individuals With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo elucidate the hemodynamic, autonomic, vascular, hormonal, and local mechanisms involved in the blood pressure (BP)-lowering effect of dynamic resistance training (DRT) in prehypertensive and hypertensive populations. RECENT
findingsThe systematic search identified 16 studies involving 17 experimental groups that assessed the DRT effects on BP mechanisms in prehypertensive and/or hypertensive populations. These studies mainly enrolled women and middle-aged/older individuals. Vascular effects of DRT were consistently reported, with vascular conductance, flow-mediated dilation, and vasodilatory capacity increases found in all studies. On the other hand, evidence regarding the effects of DRT on systemic hemodynamics, autonomic regulation, hormones, and vasoactive substances are still scarce and controversial, not allowing for any conclusion. The current literature synthesis shows that DRT may promote vascular adaptations, improving vascular conductance and endothelial function, which may have a role in the BP-lowering effect of this type of training in prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals. More studies are needed to explore the role of other mechanisms in the BP-lowering effect of DRT.
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