In the authors' words
“These findings support the hypothesis that regular practice of mild hypocapnic breathing that decreases resting etCO(2) reliably decreases 24-h blood pressure in hypertensive postmenopausal women.”
What was measured
- Blood pressure Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, hypertension
- How many
- 32
- How long
- 6 weeks
- Exercise
- Other exercise
- Cited
- 1 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 34535068
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