Physical Exercise in Resistant Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT: Physical exercise reduces blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension in general but more evidence is needed specifically for a high-risk phenotype associated with intensive medication, resistant hypertension (RH). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to summarize current evidence of the exercise effects on BP in patients with RH. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library (from inception to 3rd November, 2021). A random effects meta-analysis was performed when at least two trials assessed the effect of either acute or regular exercise (vs. a control condition) on the same outcome. Ten studies (N = 380 participants; 51% female; mean age 52 to 67 years) were included in the review, of which four (N = 58) and six (

SUBMITTER: Saco-Ledo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161026 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature