García GDE, Carreño RJH, Muñoz PPA, Camacho LPA, Cohen DD, Moreno AES, Sánchez DJC

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Several studies have shown that prehensile strength is associated with lower cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in different populations.
Objective: To describe the effects of prehensile strength training and its association on vascular function of subjects with diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome through a topic review.
Method: A bibliographic search was carried out in Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Sciencedirect, of controlled clinical trials, observational studies, cross-sectional studies or systematic reviews, published in English, Portuguese and Spanish, which evaluated parameters of arterial stiffness and included as evaluation or treatment prehensile strength in subjects who presented at least one diagnostic criterion of metabolic syndrome.
Results: Of the 69 articles found, three met the inclusion criteria. All the documents analyzed included hypertensive population; one of them showed an indirect association between the maximum voluntary isometric contraction, the arterial stiffness index and the rate of increase to 75%. Another showed a decrease in blood pressure without changes in vascular function after prehensile isometric strength training.
Conclusion: Evidence describing the effects of isometric training and the association of prehensile strength on vascular function is scarce. The literature analyzed shows a relationship between the condition of prehensile strength and parameters of peripheral arterial stiffness in subjects with hypertension. This training does not seem to improve vascular condition in hypertensive subjects.