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Assessment of Cardiovascular Functional Capacity and Response to Exercise in Normotensive Offsprings of Hypertensive Parents


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1 Shree Swaminarayan Physiotherapy College, Surat, Kadodara Char Rasta, NH No 8 & 6, Gujarat, India
2 Dept of Physiology K S Hegde Medical Academy, Medical College campus, NITTE University Campus, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
3 Dept of Physiology K S Hegde Medical Academy, India
4 Dept of Physiology, K.S Hegde Medical Academy, India
5 College of Physiotherapy, Medical Trust Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, India
     

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Study compared the cardiovascular functional capacity as well as the heart rate (HR) and blood pressure responses to a 6 minute walk test (6MWT) between normotensive offsprings of normotensive parents (NTP) and hypertensive parents (HTP). 60 subjects within the age group of 18 to 25 years were studied. Basal Heart Rate (BHR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) were noted before the 6MWT. After performing 6MWT, the peak HR, SBP, DBP and the recovery pattern of these parameters and distance covered were recorded. The study revealed that resting DBP was significantly higher in the offspring of hypertensive parents. There was decreased DBP response to exercise in the offspring of the hypertensive parents. However, the cardiovascular functional capacity as measured by the distance covered during the 6MWT did not differ between the two study groups. The study concludes that there is an early trend in higher blood pressure in the offspring of hypertensive parents. Offsprings of hypertensive parents also exhibit an abnormal pattern of HR and BP recovery from the exercise.

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Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, 6MWT
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Tarpan Shah
Shree Swaminarayan Physiotherapy College, Surat, Kadodara Char Rasta, NH No 8 & 6, Gujarat, India
Shailaja Modithaya
Dept of Physiology K S Hegde Medical Academy, Medical College campus, NITTE University Campus, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
H. N. Harsha
Dept of Physiology K S Hegde Medical Academy, India
A. M. Mirajkar
Dept of Physiology, K.S Hegde Medical Academy, India
P. Sreekumaran
College of Physiotherapy, Medical Trust Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, India

Abstract


Study compared the cardiovascular functional capacity as well as the heart rate (HR) and blood pressure responses to a 6 minute walk test (6MWT) between normotensive offsprings of normotensive parents (NTP) and hypertensive parents (HTP). 60 subjects within the age group of 18 to 25 years were studied. Basal Heart Rate (BHR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) were noted before the 6MWT. After performing 6MWT, the peak HR, SBP, DBP and the recovery pattern of these parameters and distance covered were recorded. The study revealed that resting DBP was significantly higher in the offspring of hypertensive parents. There was decreased DBP response to exercise in the offspring of the hypertensive parents. However, the cardiovascular functional capacity as measured by the distance covered during the 6MWT did not differ between the two study groups. The study concludes that there is an early trend in higher blood pressure in the offspring of hypertensive parents. Offsprings of hypertensive parents also exhibit an abnormal pattern of HR and BP recovery from the exercise.

Keywords


Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, 6MWT

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