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The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention of Hypertensive Heart Disease

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Hypertensive heart disease includes chronic maladaptations of cardiac structure and function caused by the direct and/or indirect effects of uncontrolled and prolonged elevations of arterial pressure. Reductions in blood pressure with most antihypertensive agents or lifestyle interventions lead to improvements in cardiac function, reversal of the structural maladaptations and improvement in cardiovascular prognosis. This chapter addresses the impact of increased physical activity or structured aerobic exercises on blood pressure control and hypertensive heart disease.

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  6. Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, 2121 I Street, Washington, DC, 20052, USA

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Kokkinos, P., Narayan, P., Pittaras, A., Faselis, C. (2016). The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention of Hypertensive Heart Disease. In: Andreadis, E. (eds) Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39599-9_13

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