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High Blood Pressure |
Does exercise lower one more than the other08/06/2008 |
I know that regular exercise can help to lower blood pressure, but does it tend to lower either systolic or diastolic more readily than the other?
Regular exercise can lower your resting blood pressure, which is one of its many benefits. Exercise will lower both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure to a similar degree, although the systolic may be lowered slightly more.
Almost all cardiovascular risk is linked to the systolic blood pressure. Therefore, the effect of exercise on the diastolic blood pressure is not clinically important.
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Max C Reif, MD Professor of Medicine Director of Hypertension Section College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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