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Association of Morning Surge and Postexercise Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Recovery

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Abstract

Introduction

The autonomic nervous system plays an active role in the regulation of early morning blood pressure (BP) and BP/pulse regulation in the treadmill exercise test (TET).

Aim

We evaluated the relationship between BP/pulse changes during TET and morning blood pressure surge (MS).

Methods

Patients who underwent ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) and TET in the same visit between 2017 and 2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Patients with previously diagnosed hypertension and/or using antihypertensives and office BP ≥ 140/90 were excluded from the study.MS values and dipping percentage were calculated from ABPM data. The patients were analyzed by dividing them into two groups according to the MS median, and BP/pulse values during exercise and recovery periods were compared in these groups.

Results

202 patients [median age 45 (39–51), male 134 (66.3%)] were included in the study. MS median was 18.5 (10.75–27) mmHg. TET recovery period 3rd-min systolic blood pressure (RSBP) was higher in the group with high MS (p: 0.017). Systolic and diastolic dipping percentages were higher in the group with higher MS (p: 0.015, p: 0.040, respectively). Peak systolic and diastolic BP, RSBP, and recovery 3rd min diastolic BP were positively correlated with MS (p < 0.05, for all). Additionally, an independent relationship was observed between RSBP and MS (β: 0.205, p: 0.028).

Conclusion

We found an independent association between RSBP and MS. Increased RSBP may be associated with target organ damage and cardiovascular events such as MS.

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This study was approved by Baskent University Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee (Project no: KA21-463) and supported by Baskent University Research Fund.

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    Ertan Akbay, Sinan Akinci, Ali Coner & Adem Adar

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Akbay, E., Akinci, S., Coner, A. et al. Association of Morning Surge and Postexercise Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Recovery. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 29, 253–261 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-022-00513-w

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