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Hypertension continues to be a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Nonpharmacologic interventions such as exercise can be highly effective for lowering blood pressure (BP). To identify optimal exercise training approaches for lowering BP, researchers performed a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis of 270 randomized controlled trials, with a pooled size of 15,827 people and evidence of heterogeneity.
The investigators identified evidence that significantly supported the systolic and diastolic BP-lowering effect of all exercise categories: aerobic exercise (−4.5/−2.5 mm Hg); dynamic resistance training (−4.6/−3.0 mm Hg), combined training (aerobic and dynamic resistance training; −6.0/−2.5 mm Hg); high-intensi…