Supervised Cycling Training Improves Erythrocyte Rheology in Individuals With Peripheral Arterial Disease.

ABSTRACT: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) results in insufficient flow to lower extremities. Aerobic exercise provides health benefits for individuals with PAD, but basic science behind it is still debated. Twenty-one PAD patients aged about 70 years with female/male as 7/14 were recruited. Among them, 11 were randomized to have supervised cycling training (SCT) and 10 to receive general healthcare (GHC) as controls. SCT participants completed 36 sessions of SCT at the first ventilation threshold within 12 weeks and the controls received GHC for 12 weeks. Ankle-brachial index (ABI), 6-min walk test (6MWT), peak oxygen consumption ( V ˙ O_2peak), minute ventilation ( V ˙ _E), minute carbon dioxide production ( V ˙ CO₂), erythrocyte rheology, including the maximal e

SUBMITTER: Hsu CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8766405 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature