Publications by authors named "Debra J Carlson"
Article Synopsis
- - Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease and early death, with global health efforts focusing on lifestyle changes, particularly exercise, to manage it.
- - While traditional aerobic and resistance exercises are commonly recommended, isometric exercise training (IET) has shown even better results in lowering blood pressure, but is not widely used in clinical settings.
- - The review discusses IET's effectiveness, how to prescribe it, the quality of supporting research, its physiological benefits, and suggests future research directions to enhance its use in blood pressure management.
Studies with animal models have consistently demonstrated adverse health outcomes in offspring born following nutritional manipulation during gestation. However, the effects of gestational dietary protein modification on reproductive outcomes at birth are less clear. We, therefore, conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials to determine whether high- or low-protein diets are associated with altered reproductive outcomes in a commonly studied species, the rat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this study was to validate the accuracy of beat-to-beat measurements with those taken with an aneroid sphygmomanometer by auscultatory method. A secondary aim was to explore differences between auscultatory and beat-to-beat blood pressure (BP) with daytime ambulatory BP measurements.
Participants And Methods: A total of 46 participants, comprising 21 males, aged 47±13 years, height 171±8.
Introduction: Hypertension is a major risk factor contributing to cardiovascular disease, which is the number one cause of deaths worldwide. Although antihypertensive medications are effective at controlling blood pressure, current first-line treatment for hypertension is nonpharmacological lifestyle modifications. Recent studies indicate that isometric resistance training (IRT) may also be effective for assisting with blood pressure management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis quantifying the effects of isometric resistance training on the change in systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure in subclinical populations and to examine whether the magnitude of change in SBP and DBP was different with respect to blood pressure classification.
Patients And Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials lasting 4 or more weeks that investigated the effects of isometric exercise on blood pressure in healthy adults (aged ≥18 years) and were published in a peer-reviewed journal. PubMed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for trials reported between January 1, 1966, and July 31, 2013.