In the authors' words
“In sedentary, mildly hypertensive, middle-aged women, 15 weeks of soccer training increases left ventricular mass and left atrial diameter and improves indices of left ventricular diastolic function.”
What was measured
- Blood pressure Direction not stated
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Midlife women, hypertension
- How many
- 41
- How long
- 15 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise
- Cited
- 4 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 38177568
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