The acute and chronic effects of exercise therapy on blood pressure in non-Caucasians living in a multi-ethnic country KU Leuven
BACKGROUND Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death with a higher burden in low- and middle-income countries, including Suriname. Hypertension, the leading prevalent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, is responsible for approximately 45% of the cases of stroke and 50% of the cases of coronary artery disease and attributes to almost 19% of all global deaths. Over the last four decades the ...