Quadriceps short-term resistance exercise in subjects with resistant hypertension

INTRODUCTION: Resistant arterial hypertension may lead to muscle disuse and reduced functional capacity due to arterial and target-organs lesions. The main objective of this work is to evaluate the quadriceps strength and fatigue tolerance after a program of resistance exercise in subjects with resi...

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Main Authors: Arthur de Sá Ferreira, Juliana Flávia de Oliveira, Ivan Cordovil, José Barbosa Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502011000400006&lng=en&tlng=en