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Effect of aerobic exercises on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis factors in elderly hypertensive patients
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Abstract
Background & purpose: Hypertension is a common,chronic, age-related disease, which often leads to cardiovascular and renal complications. Studies on the effect of exercises on fibrinolysis and blood coagulation in hypertensive old patients seem scanty. So the purpose of this study was to find out the effect of moderate intensity aerobic exercises on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis factors in elderly hypertensive patients. Methods: Fifty hypertensive men (mild hypertension) participated in the study with age range(55-65 years old), body mass index (BMI) from 25 to 34.9 kg/m2(over weight and class 1 obesity). The patients divided into study group and control group randomly.The study group performed moderate intensity aerobic exercises in the form of walking on electronic treadmill for 30-40 min., 3 sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks plus medical treatment with fixed dose throughout the study period. While the control group took the medical treatment only without exercises. Laboratory investigation for measuring clotting time, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) pre and post study, also recording systolic & diastolic blood pressure pre and post the study