Baroreflex sensitivity following acute upper-body exercise in the cold among stable coronary artery disease patients.

ABSTRACT: Background: A cold environment and exercise separately affect the autonomic nervous system (ANS), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), and blood pressure variability (BPV) but their combined effects on post-exercise recovery are not known. Our cross-over trial examined these responses following upper-body static and dynamic exercise performed in a cold and neutral environment in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: 20 patients with stable coronary artery disease performed both graded static (10%-30% of maximal voluntary contraction) and dynamic (light, moderate and high perceived intensity) upper-body exercise at -15°C and +22°C for 30 min. Electrocardiogram and continuous blood pressure were measured to compute post-exercise (10 and 30 min after exercise) spectral

SUBMITTER: Pikkarainen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10611474 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature