Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 13, 2026

Measuring Left Ventricular Pressure in Late Embryonic and Neonatal Mice
Published on: February 23, 2012
Higher blood pressure during light exercise is associated with increased left ventricular mass index in normotensive
Min Seok Oh1, Soo Jin Cho2, Jidong Sung3
1Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
An exaggerated blood pressure response during an exercise test reflects a future risk of hypertension and is related to increased left ventricular mass (LVM) in hypertensive patients. However, whether this relationship exists in normotensive subjects is not known. We enrolled 7923 health normotensive screening volunteers. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) at stage 1 of the exercise test was used as an indicator of the exercise BP response. Two-dimensional echocardiography was used to obtain the LVM index. Exercise SBP was significantly correlated with the LVM index (r = 0.11, P < 0.001). Higher exercise SBP at stage 1 was associated with an increased LVM index after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, hemoglobin, SBP at rest, and peak oxygen consumption (P < 0.001). Higher SBP during low-intensity exercise was associated with an increased LVM index in normotensive subjects.
Related Concept Videos
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
The average BP in an adult is typically around 120/80 mmHg (millimeters of mercury). In this measurement, the numerator (120) indicates the systolic pressure, which is the pressure in the arteries during the contraction of the heart's ventricles as blood is expelled. The denominator (80) represents the...
Measurement of Blood Pressure
Factors affecting Blood pressure
Physiological Factors:
Alterations in Blood Pressure
Hypertension (High blood pressure)
Hypertension occurs when blood pressure readings consistently exceed the normal range. It is diagnosed when systolic blood pressure (the top number, indicating pressure while the heart...
Hypertension and Regulation of Blood Pressure

