4.6 Elevation in Central Blood Pressure During Exercise is Predominantly Driven by Forward-Propagating Waves: A First in Man Invasive Exercise Study

• Published in: Artery research Vol. 6; no. 4; p. 148
• Main Authors: Schultz, M. G., Davies, J. E., Black, A., Roberts-Thomson, P., Hughes, A. D., Sharman, J. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Conference Abstract; Flow velocity; Hypertension

Introduction Exercise hypertension independently predicts cardiovascular mortality, but little is known on exercise central haemodynamics. This study aimed to determine contributions of arterial wave travel and aortic reservoir characteristics to central blood pressure (BP) during exercise. We hypot...