Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery

Purpose: This research aims to study and compare the effects of moderate-intensity continuous exercise and accumulated exercise with different number of bouts on common carotid arterial stiffness and hemodynamic variables.Methods: Thirty healthy male adults were recruited to complete four trials in...

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Main Authors: Haibin Liu, Bingyi Shen, Zusheng Li, Chundong Xue, Hongling Zhao, Xin Pan, Dong Xu
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1348811/full
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author Haibin Liu
Haibin Liu
Bingyi Shen
Zusheng Li
Chundong Xue
Hongling Zhao
Xin Pan
Dong Xu
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Haibin Liu
Bingyi Shen
Zusheng Li
Chundong Xue
Hongling Zhao
Xin Pan
Dong Xu
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description Purpose: This research aims to study and compare the effects of moderate-intensity continuous exercise and accumulated exercise with different number of bouts on common carotid arterial stiffness and hemodynamic variables.Methods: Thirty healthy male adults were recruited to complete four trials in a randomized crossover design: no-exercise (CON); continuous exercise (CE, 30-min cycling); accumulated exercise including two or three bouts with 10-min rest intervals (AE15, 2 × 15-min cycling; AE10, 3 × 10-min cycling). The intensity in all the exercise trials was set at 45%–55% heart rate reserve. Blood pressure, right common carotid artery center-line velocity, and arterial inner diameter waveforms were measured at baseline and immediately after exercise (0 min), 10 min, and 20 min.Results: 1) The arterial stiffness index and pressure–strain elastic modulus of the CE and AE15 groups increased significantly at 0 min, arterial diameters decreased in AE15 and AE10, and all indicators recovered at 10 min. 2) The mean blood flow rate and carotid artery center-line velocity increased in all trials at 0 min, and only the mean blood flow rate of AE10 did not recover at 10 min. 3) At 0 min, the blood pressure in all trials was found to be increased, and the wall shear stress and oscillatory shear index of AE10 were different from those in CE and AE15. At 20 min, the blood pressure of AE10 significantly decreased, and the dynamic resistance, pulsatility index, and peripheral resistance of CE partially recovered.Conclusion: There is no significant difference in the acute effects of continuous exercise and accumulated exercise on the arterial stiffness and diameter of the carotid artery. Compared with continuous exercise, accumulated exercise with an increased number of bouts is more effective in increasing cerebral blood supply and blood pressure regulation, and its oscillatory shear index recovers faster. However, the improvement of blood flow resistance in continuous exercise was better than that in accumulated exercise.
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spelling doaj.art-c4486d0f09114a209f363943911139c32024-02-26T04:44:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2024-02-011510.3389/fphys.2024.13488111348811Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid arteryHaibin Liu0Haibin Liu1Bingyi Shen2Zusheng Li3Chundong Xue4Hongling Zhao5Xin Pan6Dong Xu7School of Sport and Health Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Sport and Health Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Sport and Health Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaPurpose: This research aims to study and compare the effects of moderate-intensity continuous exercise and accumulated exercise with different number of bouts on common carotid arterial stiffness and hemodynamic variables.Methods: Thirty healthy male adults were recruited to complete four trials in a randomized crossover design: no-exercise (CON); continuous exercise (CE, 30-min cycling); accumulated exercise including two or three bouts with 10-min rest intervals (AE15, 2 × 15-min cycling; AE10, 3 × 10-min cycling). The intensity in all the exercise trials was set at 45%–55% heart rate reserve. Blood pressure, right common carotid artery center-line velocity, and arterial inner diameter waveforms were measured at baseline and immediately after exercise (0 min), 10 min, and 20 min.Results: 1) The arterial stiffness index and pressure–strain elastic modulus of the CE and AE15 groups increased significantly at 0 min, arterial diameters decreased in AE15 and AE10, and all indicators recovered at 10 min. 2) The mean blood flow rate and carotid artery center-line velocity increased in all trials at 0 min, and only the mean blood flow rate of AE10 did not recover at 10 min. 3) At 0 min, the blood pressure in all trials was found to be increased, and the wall shear stress and oscillatory shear index of AE10 were different from those in CE and AE15. At 20 min, the blood pressure of AE10 significantly decreased, and the dynamic resistance, pulsatility index, and peripheral resistance of CE partially recovered.Conclusion: There is no significant difference in the acute effects of continuous exercise and accumulated exercise on the arterial stiffness and diameter of the carotid artery. Compared with continuous exercise, accumulated exercise with an increased number of bouts is more effective in increasing cerebral blood supply and blood pressure regulation, and its oscillatory shear index recovers faster. However, the improvement of blood flow resistance in continuous exercise was better than that in accumulated exercise.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1348811/fullaccumulated exercisecontinuous exercisecommon carotid arteryarterial stiffnesshemodynamics
spellingShingle Haibin Liu
Haibin Liu
Bingyi Shen
Zusheng Li
Chundong Xue
Hongling Zhao
Xin Pan
Dong Xu
Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
Frontiers in Physiology
accumulated exercise
continuous exercise
common carotid artery
arterial stiffness
hemodynamics
title Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
title_full Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
title_fullStr Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
title_full_unstemmed Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
title_short Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
title_sort effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery
topic accumulated exercise
continuous exercise
common carotid artery
arterial stiffness
hemodynamics
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1348811/full
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