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Effects of isometric resistance training and detraining on ambulatory blood pressure and morning blood pressure surge in young normotensives by Baross, A. W., Kay, A. D., Baxter, B. A., Wright, B. H., McGowan, C. L., Swaine, I. L.

“…Isometric resistance training (IRT) has been shown to reduce resting and ambulatory blood pressure (BP), as well as BP variability and morning BP surge (MBPS)…”
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Isometric handgrip training lowers blood pressure and increases heart rate complexity in medicated hypertensive patients by Millar, P. J., Levy, A. S., McGowan, C. L., McCartney, N., MacDonald, M. J.

“…Hypertension is characterized by elevated blood pressure (BP) and autonomic dysfunction, both thought to be improved with exercise training. Isometric handgrip…”
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Endothelial function of young healthy males following whole body resistance training by Rakobowchuk, M, McGowan, C. L, de Groot, P. C, Hartman, J. W, Phillips, S. M, MacDonald, M. J

“…1 Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; and 2 Department of Physiology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The…”
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Effect of whole body resistance training on arterial compliance in young men by Rakobowchuk, M., McGowan, C. L., de Groot, P. C., Bruinsma, D., Hartman, J. W., Phillips, S. M., MacDonald, M. J.

“…The effect of resistance training on arterial stiffening is controversial. We tested the hypothesis that resistance training would not alter central arterial…”
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Discordance between microneurographic and heart-rate spectral indices of sympathetic activity in pulmonary arterial hypertension by McGowan, C L, Swiston, J S, Notarius, C F, Mak, S, Morris, B L, Picton, P E, Granton, J T, Floras, J S

“…To determine, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), whether there is a relationship: (1) between sympathetic nerve firing rate and spectral…”
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Effect of Angiotensin AT1 Receptor Blockade on Sympathetic Responses to Handgrip in Healthy Men by McGowan, Cheri L., Notarius, Catherine F., McReynolds, Andrew, Morris, Beverley L., Kimmerly, Derek S., Picton, Peter E., Floras, John S.

“…Background To determine whether angiotensin II (ANG II) contributes to the reflex skeletal muscle sympathoexcitation elicited by isometric and isotonic…”
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Dose-related effects of red wine and alcohol on heart rate variability by Spaak, Jonas, Tomlinson, George, McGowan, Cheri L, Soleas, George J, Morris, Beverley L, Picton, Peter, Notarius, Catherine F, Floras, John S

“…In healthy subjects a standard drink of either red wine (RW) or ethanol (EtOH) has no effect on muscle sympathetic nerve activity or on heart rate (HR),…”
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Blood pressure lowering effects of a novel isometric exercise device following a 4-week isometric handgrip intervention by Baddeley-White, Daniel S, McGowan, Cheri L, Howden, Reuben, Gordon, Benjamin Dh, Kyberd, Peter, Swaine, Ian L

“…Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global mortality. Isometric resistance exercise training reduces blood pressure (BP). However, the protocols used…”
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Acute vascular responses to isometric handgrip exercise and effects of training in persons medicated for hypertension by McGowan, Cheri L, Levy, Andrew S, Millar, Philip J, Guzman, Juan C, Morillo, Carlos A, McCartney, Neil, Macdonald, Maureen J

“…Previous work from our laboratory demonstrated that isometric handgrip (IHG) training improved local, endothelium-dependent vasodilation in medicated…”
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Experimental Physiology: Effect of whole body resistance training on arterial compliance in young men by M. Rakobowchuk, McGowan, C L, de Groot, P C, Bruinsma, D, Hartman, J W, Phillips, S M, MacDonald, M J

“…The effect of resistance training on arterial stiffening is controversial. We tested the hypothesis that resistance training would not alter central arterial…”
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Software quality assurance: Testing and validation by Goodenough, J.B., McGowan, C.L.

“…There are many pitfalls for the unwary hardware engineer who must develop software. In particular, hardware quality control procedures and concepts can easily…”
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