Effects of isometric handgrip training in patients with cardiovascular disease: rationale and design of the ISOPRESS network

• Main Authors: Breno Q. Farah (Author), Lauro C. Vianna (Author), Sergio Luiz C. Rodrigues (Author), Marilia A. Correia (Author), André L. Teixeira (Author), Flávio M. D. de Andrade (Author), Rodrigo P. Pedrosa (Author), Sérgio R. Moreira (Author), Mauro V. G. Barros (Author), Nelson Wolosker (Author), Gabriel G. Cucato (Author), Raphael M. Ritti-Dias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Meta-analytical studies have indicated that isometric handgrip training promotes significant reduction in blood pressure in hypertensive patients with similar or greater decreases in blood pressure than observed after aerobic and dynamic resistance training. However, several gaps in the lit...