[Criterion for assessing the arterial pressure response to bicycle ergometric loading in the hypertension treatment...

In examination of 62 healthy males and 62 patients with hypertensive disease from 40 to 60 years of age, three types of arterial pressure reaction to standard bicycle ergometry exercise were distinguished on the basis of the relationship between the pressure-pulse index and the time of pressure normalization. This method is suggested for objective appraisal of the efficacy of hypotensive therapy and for distinguishing the group of patients with the risk of hypertensive disease development.