Inspiratory muscle strength training for lowering blood pressure and improving endothelial function in postmenopausal women: comparison with “standard of care” aerobic exercise

Background: High blood pressure (BP), particularly systolic BP (SBP), is the major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and related disorders of aging. SBP increases markedly with aging in women such that the prevalence of above-normal SBP (i.e., ≥120 mmHg) in postmenopausal women exce...

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Main Authors: Daniel H. Craighead, Kaitlin A. Freeberg, Narissa P. McCarty, Matthew J. Rossman, Kerrie L. Moreau, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol, Douglas R. Seals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.967478/full