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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Hypertension Research

Background:

  • A hypertensive response to exercise can indicate underlying hypertension and predict future cardiovascular events.
  • Blood pressure responses to exercise exhibit heterogeneity based on age and sex.
  • Focusing solely on peak blood pressure may miss high-risk individuals with different exercise blood pressure patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify distinct blood pressure trajectories during exercise using latent class analysis.
  • To assess the association of these trajectories with cardiovascular outcomes.
  • To investigate sex-based differences in blood pressure response to exercise.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of blood pressure data from 13,945 patients undergoing the Bruce protocol exercise tolerance test (2016-2020).
  • Latent class analysis to identify distinct systolic blood pressure trajectories, including rate of change.
  • Assessment of associations between trajectories and outcomes like myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, revascularization, and death.

Main Results:

  • Women exhibited lower resting and exercise systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to men.
  • Systolic blood pressure increased more slowly in women.
  • Three distinct systolic blood pressure trajectories were identified; steeper trajectories were linked to older age and males.
  • Classes with elevated baseline and gradual/steep rises (Classes II and III) were associated with cardiovascular outcomes, yet few met traditional hypertensive response criteria.

Conclusions:

  • Blood pressure response patterns during exercise differ significantly between sexes.
  • Incorporating blood pressure trajectories, beyond peak values, offers a more comprehensive method for identifying individuals at elevated risk for cardiovascular events.
  • This approach highlights potential missed opportunities in preventing and treating hypertension in at-risk populations.