Sara Ahmed Abdeltawab Abdelhalim <br/><br/>
Response of arterial stiffness with interval aerobic training in hypertensive patients /  
 استجابة تصلب الشرايين للتمرينات الهوائية متغيرة الشدة في مرضى ارتفاع ضغط الدم 
Sara Ahmed Abdeltawab Abdelhalim ; Supervised Azza Abdelaziz Abdelhady ,  Mona Mohamed Taha , Mohamed Shafiq Awad 
 - Cairo :   Sara Ahmed Abdeltawab Abdelhalim ,   2019 
 - 95 .P :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorder 
<br/><br/> Background: Arterial stiffness increases with aging and hypertension. Regular physical activity has been recommended as an important management component of hypertension. Purpose: To examine the response of high-intensity interval aerobic training program in reducing arterial stiffness and blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Methods: Forty women hypertensive patients referred medically, ages ranged from 40: 65 years old, their BMI ranged from 32.3 to 35.5 Kg/m2 were assigned into two equal in number groups (Group A and B): group A was stage }- mild grade essential hypertension (EH) while group B was stage }}-moderate essential hypertension (EH) and both groups received the same high-intensity aerobic interval training program. The duration of treatment was twelve weeks, three times weekly, forty minutes per session. Patients were assessed their arterial stiffness using Non-invasive blood pressure measurement system (Pulse Wave Velocity [PWV] analysis equipment) and peripheral arterial blood pressures using an automated digital electronic BP monitor 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Aerobic Interval Training  Arterial Stiffness  Hypertension