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Physical activity to prevent and treat hypertension: A systematic review
journal contribution
posted on 2021-09-30, 05:50 authored by Neil A Smart, R Howden, V Cornelissen, R Brook, C McGowan, PJ Millar, R Ritti-Dias, A Baross, Debra CarlsonDebra Carlson, JW Wiles, I SwaineWe read with interest the article by Pescatello et al. (1) within which they state the following: These investigators were unable to explain reasons for larger reductions in SBP (systolic blood pressure) among adults with normal BP compared with adults with hypertension… Therefore, no conclusions can be made about the antihypertensive benefits of isometric resistance training.
We believe this statement is compromised for several reasons. First, Pescatello et al. (1) based their comment solely on the meta-analysis by Carlson et al. (2), so their systematic search missed the larger, more robust 2016 meta-analysis by Inder et al. (3). Inder’s analysis (3) and the recent individual patient data meta-analysis of 326 participants (4) both confirm the unequivocal antihypertensive benefits of isometric resistance training (IRT), meaning there exists three congruent meta-analyses.
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Volume
52Issue
4Start Page
1001End Page
1002Number of Pages
2eISSN
1530-0315ISSN
0195-9131Location
United StatesPublisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Publisher DOI
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engPeer Reviewed
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Open Access
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