Research Article

Aerobic Exercise Attenuates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction through Promoting Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation and Increasing Muscle Mass

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Exercise attenuated TAC-induced hypertension. The carotid pressure was determined after exercise was finished by Millar catheter. Compared with the CON group, TAC surgery significantly increased the carotid blood pressure, indicating the successful establishment of hypertension; compared with the TAC group, the carotid blood pressure of the TAE group was lowered, which suggested that aerobic exercise was an effective method to prevent elevated blood pressure. CON: control, TAC: transverse aortic constriction, and TAE: transverse aortic constriction plus exercised. n = 6–7 per group. vs. CON; vs. TAC.
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