Improving Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk with Resistance Exercise in African Americans

• Grant number: 23/12994-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 31, 2024
• End date: May 30, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Hugo Celso Dutra de Souza
• Grantee: Leticia Araujo Ruys
• Supervisor: Shane Aaron Phillips
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 22/11615-5 - HEMODYNAMIC, MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL HEART ADAPTATIONS IN HYPERTENSIVE RATS - EFFECT OF OVARIAN HORMONE DEPRIVATION., BP.IC

Abstract

The prevalence of hypertension among African-Americans is the highest in the world and it is increasing. Conversely, effective therapies, control and awareness of hypertension in African-Americans (AA) have declined over the last decade. This putsAA at a 180% higher risk of stroke, 400% higher risk of end stage renal disease and 150% higher rate of death attributable to heart disease. The goal of this research program is to discover complementary exercise interventions that are designed tooptimally target arterial blood pressure, and understanding the mechanisms involved in the control of blood pressure in African Americans.