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Vascular adaptations to 8-week cycling training in older men.
Thijssen, D H J; de Groot, P C E; Smits, P; Hopman, M T E.
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  • Thijssen DH; Department of Physiology, Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Movement science, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
Acta Physiol (Oxf) ; 190(3): 221-8, 2007 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17394568
AIM: Because age-related changes in the large conduit arteries (increased wall thickness, and attenuated arterial compliance and endothelial function) are associated with cardiovascular pathology, prevention is of paramount importance. The effects of endurance training (i.e. walking or cycling) in older humans are assessed in cross-sectional studies, examining the brachial and carotid arteries (supplying non-trained areas). The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of 8-week endurance training in older men on conduit artery characteristics in the trained and non-trained vascular beds. METHODS: In eight healthy sedentary older men (70 +/- 3 years), characteristics of the large conduit arteries [common femoral (CFA), superficial femoral (SFA), carotid (CA), and brachial artery (BA)] were measured before and after 8-week cycling training. Functional [arterial compliance and flow-mediated dilation (FMD)] and structural (diameter and intima-media thickness) conduit artery properties were measured using echo-Doppler. Peak blood flow, representing structural peripheral adaptations, was measured using venous occlusion plethysmography. RESULTS: After training, peak leg blood flow was increased (P < 0.01) and baseline diameter and flow were increased in the CFA (P < 0.05). Cycling training enhanced arterial compliance of the SFA (P = 0.03), but did not affect the FMD (P = 0.32) or the intima-media thickness of the SFA. Exercise training did not alter characteristics of the BA or CA. CONCLUSION: Eight weeks of endurance training in older men altered functional and structural characteristics of the lower extremity vasculature, whereas no changes are reported for the conduit arteries in the non-trained areas (BA or in the CA).
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ciclismo / Artéria Braquial / Adaptação Fisiológica / Exercício Físico / Artérias Carótidas / Artéria Femoral Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Acta Physiol (Oxf) Assunto da revista: FISIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Holanda
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ciclismo / Artéria Braquial / Adaptação Fisiológica / Exercício Físico / Artérias Carótidas / Artéria Femoral Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Acta Physiol (Oxf) Assunto da revista: FISIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Holanda