Effects of an exercise program on blood pressure in patients with treated hypertension and chronic Chagas' heart disease

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies describe an imbalance of the autonomic nervous system in Chagas' disease causing increased sympathetic activity, which could influence the genesis of hypertension. However, patients undergoing regular physical exercise could counteract this condition, considering...

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Main Authors: Claudia Rosa de Oliveira, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Bráulio Santos, Paloma Hargreaves Fialho, Carla Cristiane Soares dos Santos, Juliana Rega de Oliveira, Marcus Vinícius Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000600014&lng=en&tlng=en