Acute Effects of T'ai Chi Chuan Exercise on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients.


Author: Dantas FF1, Santana FD2, da Silva TS2, Cucato GG3, Farah BQ4,5, Ritti-Dias RM3.

Affiliation: 11 Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Paraiba , João Pessoa, Brazil . 22 University of Pernambuco , Recife, Brazil . 33 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein , São Paulo, Brazil . 44 Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, University of Pernambuco , Recife, Brazil . 55 Group Research in Health and Sport, ASCES College , Caruaru, Brazil .
Conference/Journal: J Altern Complement Med.
Date published: 2016 Apr 8
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    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the acute effect of a t'ai chi chuan session on blood pressure and heart rate in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).



DESIGN: Randomized crossover intervention study.



SETTING: Outpatient therapy center.



PARTICIPANTS: Seven patients with PAD, aged 50-79 years, not using β-blockers, calcium-channel blockers, or nondihidropiridinic vasodilators.



INTERVENTION: T'ai chi chuan and control session (both sessions lasted 40 minutes).



OUTCOME MEASURES: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate, which were evaluated before and after the intervention (10, 30, and 50 minutes).



RESULTS: T'ai chi chuan exercise acutely decreased systolic blood pressure at 30 minutes after exercise (p = 0.042) and increased diastolic blood pressure at 50 minutes after exercise (p = 0.041). Heart rate did not change after t'ai chi chuan exercise.



CONCLUSION: T'ai chi chuan acutely decreases systolic blood pressure in patients with PAD.



PMID: 27058396  [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]