title: Physical Training, Hemodynamic Parameters and Arterial Stiffness: Friends or Foes of the Hypertensive Patient?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the impact of physical training on central hemodynamic parameters and elasticity of large arteries in hypertensive patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 129 hypertensive patients were divided into two groups: group A followed lifestyle changes and physical training; and group B acted as a control group; seven parameters were recorded: Pulse wave velocity (PWVao), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), central aortic systolic blood pressure (SBPao), aortic diastolic blood pressure (DBPao), and central aortic pulse pressure (PPao).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The difference between values at 4 months and baseline (Δ) were as follows: ΔPWVao was -1.02 m/s (p<0.001) versus 0.17 m/s (p=0.035), ΔSBPao was -9.6 mmHg (p=0.009) versus 1.6 mmHg (p=0.064), and ΔPPao was -6.8 mmHg (p<0.001) versus 3.2 mmHg, (p=0.029) in group A versus B, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exercise training improves SBP, PP, SBPao, PPao and may delay arterial ageing.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department/Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Angiogenesis Research Center, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Stela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iurciuc
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy and Special Motricity, West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Claudiu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Avram
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department/Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Angiogenesis Research Center, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Vladiana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Turi
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department/Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Angiogenesis Research Center, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Anda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Militaru
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department/Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Angiogenesis Research Center, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Adina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avram
authors.affiliation: Department of Microscopic Morphology/Histology, Angiogenesis Research Center, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania ancacimpean1972@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Anca Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cimpean
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department/Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Angiogenesis Research Center, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iurciuc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis; D059289:Vascular Stiffness
keywords: Arterial stiffness; lifestyle change; physical training; rehabilitation