Influence of exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with mild-to-moderate hy-pertension
10.3969/j.issn.1008-0074.2014.03
- VernacularTitle:运动训练对轻中度高血压患者颈动脉内膜中层厚度的影响
- Author:
Jing ZHAO
;
Yingmin LU
;
Yi LU
;
Dongmei YUE
;
Caiwen WEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Exercise;
Carotid arteries;
Tunica intima
- From:
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine
2014;23(3):247-249
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the influence of long-term exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT)in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension.Methods:A total of 92 patients with mild-to-moderate es-sential hypertension (EH)were randomly and equally divided into exercise group and routine treatment group.Exer-cise group received exercise training based on routine treatment.All patients were followed up one year.Influence of long-term exercise training on carotid artery diameter and carotid IMT was observed in EH patients.Results:Af-ter one year,there were significant reductions in systolic blood pressure (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP),ca-rotid artery diameter and carotid IMT in both groups,P<0.05 all;compared with routine treatment group,there were significant reductions in SBP [(145.72±11.31)mmHg vs.(130.89±13.01)mmHg],DBP [(88.49±7.32) mmHg vs.(81.71±8.45)mmHg],carotid artery diameter [(6.34±1.23)mm vs.(6.22±1.01)mm]and carotid IMT [(0.89±0.21)mm vs.(0.84±0.11)mm]in exercise group after treatment,P<0.05 all.Conclusion:Long-term exercise training can effectively reverse early arteriosclerosis lesion of carotid wall and effectively control blood pressure.