Abstract Background The new American Heart Association guidelines for hypertension (HT) proposed a reduction of the diagnostic cut-off point, leading to a substantial increase in the prevalence of HT. Objectives To assess the prevalence of HT determined by the traditional criteria, the AHA criteria, and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) in a population of young adults attending a primary healthcare unit, and its association with cardiovascular risk. Methods A cross-sectional population study on adults aged from 20 to 50 years […]

Exercise training is a key recommendation for maintenance of a healthy life style. It is well established that regular physical exercise provides innumerous physiological and psychological benefits not only to young healthy subjects, but also individuals with diabetes, heart failure, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, claudication, autonomic failure, hypertension, among others. A well-documented physiological response to exercise is called post-exercise hypotension (PEH), in which a single bout of exercise leads to a decrease in arterial blood pressure. The first study showing […]