Chronic Use of Antihypertensive Medications and Peak Exercise Blood Pressure in Adult Men and Women from the BALL ST Cohort.
Emily IdzikMary T ImbodenJames E PetermanMitchell H WhaleyLeonard A KaminskyBradley S FleenorMatthew P Harber
Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise (2024)
Individuals on antihypertensive medications have a higher peak SBP response to exercise. Given the prognostic value of exaggerated peak SBP, control of exercise BP should be considered in routine BP assessment and in the treatment of hypertension.