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The objective of our study was to evaluate the changes in cardiovascular parameters in patients with hypertension who completed a 3-month physical exercise program. 229 subjects with high normal values of blood pressure and stage 1 hypertension (group 1) and 120 patients with stage 2 hypertension (group 2) followed a 3-month physical exercise program. The following parameters were measured: systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, heart rate, pulse wave velocity. For group 1 there were statistically significant differences for all the tested parameters after the 3-month program (decreased systolic blood pressure, heart rate, pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity, p< 0.0001; lower diastolic blood pressure, p=0.018)). In group 2 all the tested parameters had decreased values after the 3-month rehabilitation program. However, only for the pulse wave velocity there was recorded a statistically significant reduction after the exercise program (p< 0.001). There were significant direct correlations between total cholesterol and pulse wave velocity for group 1 at both initial (p=0.024) and final assessments (p=0.03), and for group 2 patients at the 3-month assessment (p=0.001). A medium-term physical exercise program improved the cardiovascular parameters (blood pressure, arterial stiffness) in hypertensive patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reference: BPRMRJ/ ART/ 696/ 15( 2)/ 2024Certificate of publication Balneo and PRM Research Journal. 2024; 15( 2): 696 DOI 10.12680/ balneo. 2024.696 • Website http:// bioclima. ro/ Journal. htm • Editorial Board: http:// bioclima. ro/ Edit. php Balneo and PRM Research Journal Date: 21 June 2024 Autorized signature: Constantin Munteanu Editor- in- chief of Balneo and PRM Research Journal Romanian Association of Balneology Print ISSN: 2734- 844X Online ISSN: 2734- 8458 ( 696) Adherence to physical exercise program in patients with hypertension - Andrei Caius Neamtu, Elena Amaricai, Teodora Olariu and Stela Iurciuc [Extracted from the article]