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Objective: To observe influence of long-term exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with mild-moderate hypertension. Methods: A total of 92 patients with essential mild-moderate hypertension were randomly divided into routine treatment group (n=46) and exercise group (n=46, received exercise training based on routine treatment) according to number table. All patients were followed up for one year, and the blood pressure, carotid artery diameter and carotid IMT were measured, compared and analyzed in two groups before and after treatment. Results: There was no significant difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure before treatment between two groups (P＞0.05). Compared with baseline value, there were significant decrease in systolic blood pressure [(176.66±l1.78)mmHg vs. (130.89±13.01)mmHg], diastolic blood pressure [(101.43±6.41)mmHg vs. (81.71±8.45)mmHg], carotid artery diameter [(6.62±0.97)mm vs. (6.22±1.01)mm] and carotid IMT [(0.98±0.12)mm vs. (0.84±0.11)mm] in exercise group after one-year training (P<0.05 all), and they were all significantly lower than those of routine treatment group (P<0.05 all ). Conclusion: Long-term exercise training can effectively control blood pressure, decrease carotid artery diameter and carotid intima-media thickness.
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Objective:To observe the influence of long-term exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT)in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension.Methods:A total of 92 patients with mild-to-moderate es-sential hypertension (EH)were randomly and equally divided into exercise group and routine treatment group.Exer-cise group received exercise training based on routine treatment.All patients were followed up one year.Influence of long-term exercise training on carotid artery diameter and carotid IMT was observed in EH patients.Results:Af-ter one year,there were significant reductions in systolic blood pressure (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP),ca-rotid artery diameter and carotid IMT in both groups,P<0.05 all;compared with routine treatment group,there were significant reductions in SBP [(145.72±11.31)mmHg vs.(130.89±13.01)mmHg],DBP [(88.49±7.32) mmHg vs.(81.71±8.45)mmHg],carotid artery diameter [(6.34±1.23)mm vs.(6.22±1.01)mm]and carotid IMT [(0.89±0.21)mm vs.(0.84±0.11)mm]in exercise group after treatment,P<0.05 all.Conclusion:Long-term exercise training can effectively reverse early arteriosclerosis lesion of carotid wall and effectively control blood pressure.