Evidence for exercise therapies including isometric handgrip training for hypertensive patients

S Miura¹

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S Miura. Hypertens Res. 2025 Feb.

. 2025 Feb;48(2):846-848.

doi: 10.1038/s41440-024-02033-7. Epub 2024 Dec 6.

S Miura¹

¹ Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. miuras@cis.fukuoka-u.ac.jp.

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Keywords: Aerobic exercise; Blood pressure; Isometric exercise; Isotonic exercise; Resistance exercise.

Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with ethical standards. Conflict of interest: The author declares no competing interests.

Effects of low-intensity isometric handgrip training on home blood pressure in hypertensive patients: a randomized controlled trial.
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