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What is the response of the myocardial function to sympathetic activation and elevated heart rate during acute physical exercise?
Enhanced via positive inotropy and lusitropy, raising cardiac output
What happens to peripheral vascular resistance during acute physical exercise?
It drops, but not enough to offset a rise in systolic BP beyond resting levels
What is the pattern of change in systolic BP during incremental exercise?
It increases in a curvilinear fashion, plateauing towards peak/maximal effort
What is the effect of incremental exercise on diastolic BP?
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What were the findings of Daida et al. regarding the relationship between sex and age on the BP response to graded exercise testing?
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What is the purpose of determining sex- and age-specific reference values for the systolic and diastolic BP responses to graded exercise testing?
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