Relationship Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Baseline Blood Pressure and Hypertensive Response to Exercise in the Ferrari Corporate Population

ConclusionAbout 7% of a corporate population showed a significantly reduced CRF, assessed by EST. Individuals with lower levels of CRF have higher resting and/or peak exercising BP values after adjusting for co-variables. This study expands the role of EST outside of traditional ischemic CVD evaluation, towards the assessment of reduced CRF and HRE in the general population, as a possible not evaluated CV risk factor.
Source: High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research