Exaggerated Exercise Blood Pressure as a Marker of Baroreflex Dysfunction in Normotensive Metabolic Syndrome Patients

IntroductionExaggerated blood pressure response to exercise (EEBP = SBP ≥ 190 mmHg for women and ≥210 mmHg for men) during cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is a predictor of cardiovascular risk. Sympathetic hyperactivation and decreased baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) seem to be involved in the pro...

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Main Authors: Akothirene C. Dutra-Marques, Sara Rodrigues, Felipe X. Cepeda, Edgar Toschi-Dias, Eduardo Rondon, Jefferson C. Carvalho, Maria Janieire N. N. Alves, Ana Maria F. W. Braga, Maria Urbana P. B. Rondon, Ivani C. Trombetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.680195/full