The relationship between arterial stiffness and increase in blood pressure during exercise in normotensive persons

Abstract

In normotensive individuals, increased arterial stiffness, as reflected by baPWV, is accompanied by higher SBP at the early stage of treadmill exercise test. This finding suggests that arterial stiffening processes are present even in the normotensive setting and are correlated with BP changes during exercise.

Carotid extramedial thickness is associated with local arterial stiffness in children

“…Indeed, we noticed a marked relationship between heart rate and all measures of wall stiffness, consistent with a large body of published evidence [30,[39][40][41][42]. Previous studies have noted that heart rate is an important confounder in local measures of arterial distensibility [40], and aortic stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity [41,43].…”

2013 Esh/Esc Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension

“…Повышение САД в ходе фикси-рованной субмаксимальной нагрузки коррелирует с уровнем АД до нагрузки, возрастом, артериальной жесткостью и абдоминальным ожирением. У жен-щин оно выражено несколько сильнее, чем у муж-чин, а у тренированных лиц -меньше, чем у не тре-нированных [123][124][125][126][127]. Большинство исследований (но не все) показали, что избыточное повышение АД во время физической нагрузки является предикто-ром развития АГ у нормотоников, независимо от значения АД в покое [123,124,128].…”

Childhood Obesity, Arterial Stiffness, and Prevalence and Treatment of Hypertension

“…While the direct relationship between arterial stiffness and hypertension are not fully understood, more evidence of arterial stiffening, in advance of that observed with normal aging, as a precursor to hypertension is becoming apparent [19,[53][54][55]. In childhood obesity, the development of arterial stiffening is likely dependent on environmental and genetic factors unique to each child and is difficult to ascertain in the absence of prospective studies.…”