A prática de exercício físico pode ser utilizada como meio de tratamento da hipertensão arterial?
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in world population, and Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for such diseases. Hypertension is a chronic disease characterized by high levels of blood pressure, usually associated with structural, metabolic and neuro-humoral abnormal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centro Universitário de Valença
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Interdisciplinar de Direito |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.faa.edu.br/index.php/FDV/article/view/178/146 |
| Summary: | Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in world population, and Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for such diseases. Hypertension is a chronic disease characterized by high levels of blood pressure, usually associated with structural, metabolic and neuro-humoral abnormalities. Treatment is divided into drug and non-drug therapies. As for non-medication treatment, exercise has been widely investigated and this study reviewed some works about this topic in order to verify the eff ects on the aforementioned therapy on the blood pressure decrease in hypertensive subjects. |
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| ISSN: | 1518-8167 2447-4290 |