• Exercise Systolic Blood Pressure at Moderate Workload Is Linearly Associated With Coronary Disease Risk in Healthy Men 

      Mariampillai, Julian Eek; Liestøl, Knut; Kjeldsen, Sverre; Prestgaard, Erik Edvard; Engeseth, Kristian; Bodegard, Johan; Berge, Eivind; Gjesdal, Knut; Erikssen, Jan Emil; Grundvold, Irene; Skretteberg, Torger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-18)
      There is no consensus on the definition of an exaggerated increase in systolic blood pressure (SBP) during exercise. The aim was to explore a potential threshold for exercise SBP associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease in healthy men using repeated exercise testing. Two thousand fourteen healthy white male employees were recruited into the Oslo Ischemia Study during early 1970s. At ...