hypertensive response to exercise (HRE)

maximum BP > 210/105 for men, 190/105 for women Assesses during exercise tolerance testing. Associated with echocardiographic evidence of systolic dysfunction.

References

Journal Watch 24(10):78, 2004 Mottram PM, Haluska B, Yuda S, Leano R, Marwick TH. Patients with a hypertensive response to exercise have impaired systolic function without diastolic dysfunction or left ventricular hypertrophy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Mar 3;43(5):848-53. PMID: 14998628