Exercise training reduces arterial stiffness in adults with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective: Arterial stiffness, namely pulse wave velocity (PWV), is an emerging biomarker in the assessment of vascular health. This meta-analysis aims to determine the effects of exercise training on PWV in patients with hypertension, and to identify the possible moderator variables (e.g. type of exercise) of the effect of exercise on PWV. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane and Web of Science were searched up until July 2019 for randomized...