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Blood pressure changes during physical exercise (the beat phenomenon).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3241285     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have previously reported that blood pressure during running shows a peculiar pattern attributable to the beat phenomenon. To elucidate the mechanism behind this phenomenon in 10 amateur athletes, intra-arterial blood pressure was continuously recorded using the Oxford technique. During the run, each athlete carried on his chest a container filled with saline kept under pressure, connected to a second transducer. In the container, pressure waves ranging in amplitude from +/- 10 to +/- 62 mmHg were recorded. Their frequency was equal to that of the athletes' strides. When these waves were added by computer to the blood pressure tracing recorded during a bicycle ergometric test, the resultant harmonic proved to be similar to the tracing observed during running. The present results demonstrate that the running-induced blood pressure pattern is the sum of the accessory wave generated by the rhythmic aortic shocks produced by running locomotion and the normal sphygmic wave.
Authors:
P Palatini; P Mormino; L Mos; A Di Marco; L Munari; M Del Torre; F Valle; A C Pessina; C Dal Palù
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hypertension. Supplement : official journal of the International Society of Hypertension     Volume:  6     ISSN:  0952-1178     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hypertens Suppl     Publication Date:  1988 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-05-18     Completed Date:  1989-05-18     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8501422     Medline TA:  J Hypertens Suppl     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S88-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinica Medica I, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Arteries / physiology
Blood Pressure*
Elasticity
Heart / physiology
Humans
Periodicity
Physical Exertion*
Running*

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