Regular physical activity is beneficial for reducing mortality in patients with high BP .
BACKGROUND Physical activity has been shown to be beneficial for the prevention and management of hypertension .
In the general population , physical activity has been shown to decrease mortality .
PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize the literature examining the impact of physical activity on mortality in patients with high blood pressure ( BP ) .
Hypertensive men who exercise regularly have lower rate of cardiovascular mortality.
BACKGROUND Regular exercise has been associated in prospect i ve studies with reduced incidence of  cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) and death  . OBJECTIVE To assess in a cohort study whether there is a similar protective effect of regular exercise among hypertensive individuals . DESIGN Population -based prospect i ve cohort study . Spare time physical activity was assessed by structured interview . SETTING Malmo , Sweden . PARTICIPANTS Healthy men ( n = 642 ) born in 1914 . A baseline examination took place in 1969 - 1970 . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES All-cause and cardiovascular mortality rates during 25 years of follow-up in relation to blood pressure and other risk factors for atherosclerosis . RESULTS One-hundred ( 16 % ) men reported vigorous spare time physical activity . In this group , 31 had hypertension ( blood pressure > 160/95 mm Hg or treatment for hypertension ) , 47 were smokers and 39 had hyperlipidaemia . Among the 173 men with hypertension , vigorous physical activity was associated with markedly reduced rates of all-cause ( 17.3 versus 40.0 deaths per 1000 person-years ) and cardiovascular mortality ( 6.3 versus 21.0 deaths per 1000 person-years ) . The risk reductions associated with exercise remained statistically significant after adjustment for smoking , systolic blood pressure and antihypertensive therapy . The relative risk was 0.43 ( confidence interval 0.22 - 0.82 ) for total mortality and 0.33 ( confidence interval 0.11 -0.94 ) for CVD mortality . CONCLUSION People who regularly perform physical activity constitute a heterogeneous group with regard to their exposure to known cardiovascular risk factors . Our results support the view that regular physical activity is associated with a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease and death and suggest that this protective effect may be enhanced among hypertensive individuals
Regular physical activity is beneficial for reducing mortality in patients with high BP .
BACKGROUND Physical activity has been shown to be beneficial for the prevention and management of hypertension .
In the general population , physical activity has been shown to decrease mortality .
PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize the literature examining the impact of physical activity on mortality in patients with high blood pressure ( BP ) .