Resting blood pressure reductions following handgrip exercise training and the impact of age and sex: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Abstract Background The risk of developing cardiovascular disease can be directly correlated to one’s resting blood pressure (BP), age, and biological sex. Resting BP may be successfully reduced using handgrip exercise training, although the impact of age and sex on training effectiveness has yet to...

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Main Authors: Danielle C. Bentley, Cindy H. Nguyen, Scott G. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0876-5