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      Ergometry in the Assessment of Arterial Hypertension

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      Cardiology
      S. Karger AG
      Ergometry, Borderline Hypertensives, Hypertension, Response to exercise

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          Abstract

          The blood pressure behavior during and after ergometric exercise was investigated in 552 males in order to clarify if this standardized procedure is suitable for differentiating between normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients. Patients suffering from mild hypertension showed significantly (p < 0.001) higher blood pressures (213 ± 22/116 ± 11 mm Hg) at 100 W and after loading than age-matched normotensives (188 ± 14/92 ± 9 mm Hg) but significantly (p < 0.001) lower values than hypertensives with stable hypertension (225 ± 22/126 ± 11 mm Hg). Moreover, the systolic pressure response to ergometric work was significantly (p < 0.05 – p < 0.01) influenced by age. Using the normal upper limits for blood pressure during and after ergometry the ergometric procedure revealed that 50% of the patients with borderline hypertension at rest could be classified as hypertensives. Their blood pressure response at 100 W (216 ± 21/113 ± 8 mm Hg) did not significantly differ from the patients with mild hypertension. In contrast, in the 50% who reacted negatively to ergometric testing, the systolic blood pressure response at 100 W (204 ± 18 mm Hg) was significantly (p < 0.01) lower than that of those who demonstrated a positive reaction, revealing exactly the same diastolic blood pressure value of 92 mm Hg as the normotensives. The present study strongly suggests that the assessment of blood pressure during ergometric testing is quite useful in distinguishing between normotensive and hypertensive patients and in making estimates of blood pressure response to daily stress more accurate.

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          Journal
          CRD
          Cardiology
          10.1159/issn.0008-6312
          Cardiology
          S. Karger AG
          0008-6312
          1421-9751
          1985
          1985
          11 November 2008
          : 72
          : 3
          : 147-159
          Affiliations
          Departments of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Berlin
          Article
          173856 Cardiology 1985;72:147–159
          10.1159/000173856
          3888390
          3943fa66-197b-4325-8ab1-f533f523c93b
          © 1985 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 22 April 1984
          : 29 October 1984
          Page count
          Pages: 13
          Categories
          Exercise Testing and Rehabilitation

          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Borderline Hypertensives,Hypertension,Response to exercise,Ergometry

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