Acute Aerobic Exercise Induces Short-Term Reductions in Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gonzalo Saco-Ledo^#¹, Pedro L Valenzuela^#², Miguel Ramírez-Jiménez^#^{3

4}, Javier S Morales⁵, Adrián Castillo-García⁶, James A Blumenthal⁷, Luis M Ruilope^{2

8

9}, Alejandro Lucia^{2

9}

Affiliations

¹ Bioenergy and Motion Analysis Laboratory, National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Burgos, Spain (G.S.-L.).
² Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Spain (P.L.V., L.M.R., A.L.).
³ Exercise Physiology Laboratory, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain (M.R.-J.).
⁴ Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Catholic University of Avila, Avila, Spain (M.R.-J.).
⁵ MOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Spain (J.S.M.).
⁶ Physiology, Health and Physical Activity, Fissac, Madrid, Spain (A.C.-G.).
⁷ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (J.A.B.).
⁸ Hypertension Unit and Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Madrid, Spain (L.M.R.).
⁹ Research Institute of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre ('imas12'), Madrid, Spain (L.M.R., A.L.).

^# Contributed equally.

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Gonzalo Saco-Ledo et al. Hypertension. 2021 Dec.

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. 2021 Dec;78(6):1844-1858.

doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18099. Epub 2021 Nov 1.

¹ Bioenergy and Motion Analysis Laboratory, National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Burgos, Spain (G.S.-L.).
² Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Spain (P.L.V., L.M.R., A.L.).
³ Exercise Physiology Laboratory, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain (M.R.-J.).
⁴ Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Catholic University of Avila, Avila, Spain (M.R.-J.).
⁵ MOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Spain (J.S.M.).
⁶ Physiology, Health and Physical Activity, Fissac, Madrid, Spain (A.C.-G.).
⁷ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (J.A.B.).
⁸ Hypertension Unit and Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Madrid, Spain (L.M.R.).
⁹ Research Institute of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre ('imas12'), Madrid, Spain (L.M.R., A.L.).

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

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Keywords: adults; blood pressure; cardiovascular diseases; exercise; hypertension.