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Comparison Of The Acute Effects Of Traditional Versus High Velocity Resistance Training On Metabolic, Cardiovascular, And Psychophysiological Responses In Elderly Hypertensive Women, Vânia Silva Macedo Orsano, Wilson Max Almeida Monteiro De Moraes, Nuno Manuel Frade De Sousa, Felipe Carmo De Moura, Ramires Alsamir Tibana, Alessandro De Oliveira Silva, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto, Brad J. Schoenfeld, Jonato Prestes

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Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the acute effects of traditional resistance training (RT) versus high velocity RT (HVRT) on metabolic, cardiovascular, and psychophysiological responses in elderly hypertensive women.

Methods: Fifteen elderly women (mean age ± standard deviation, 67.1±6.9 years) classified as having hypertension stage 1 or 2 were randomly allocated to complete traditional RT or HVRT; 1 week later, subjects allocated to RT completed the HVRT session and vice-versa. Heart rate, blood pressure, affective response, perceived effort, and blood samples analyzing lactate, nitrate, nitrite, oxidative damage (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances [TBARS]), and 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8- tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid …

Incorporating The New Blood Pressure Guidelines Into Practice, Susan H. Davide, Anty Lam

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Understanding The New Blood Pressure Guidelines, Susan H. Davide, Anty Lam

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Oral health professionals who are well versed in the new guidelines will be best prepared to handle the implications on patient care.