A 30-minute standing still recovery after exercise augmented the increase in heart rate (P<0.01) and drop in systemic vascular conductance (P<0.01) during postural transition compared to before recovery.
Does a 30-minute standing still recovery after exercise alter central hemodynamic regulation during posture changes in young endurance-trained individuals?
A 30-minute standing recovery after exercise challenges mean arterial pressure neural control more than immediate recovery, requiring an augmented heart rate buffering response to maintain blood pressure during posture changes.
p-value: p=<0.01
BACKGROUND: Although postexercise syncope usually occurs shortly after physical exercise conclusion, athletes commonly reveal symptoms of postexercise hypotension several tens of minutes after exercise completion. Currently, no studies have investigated central hemodynamic regulation during posture changes occurring several tens of minutes after exercise compared to immediately after cessation. METHODS: This study examined changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), systemic vascular conductance (SVC), cardiac output, and stroke volume during two sets of tilt tests performed before vs. after a 30-minute standing still recovery, respectively. Tilt tests were performed after a short-lasting supramaximal test (WNG) and long-lasting maximal incremental test (INC) in 12 young endurance-trained individuals. RESULTS: The key findings were that, regardless of the exercise type, the 30-minute recovery augmented (P<0.01) the increase in HR and the drop in SVC during the transition from supine to upright, although the MAP drop was similar (P=0.99) after vs. before recovery. INC led to greater increases (P<0.01) in HR and drops (P<0.01) in SVC compared to WNG during postural transitions both before and after the recovery. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that, in a population that tolerates postexercise hypotension, MAP neural control is more challenged after a 30-minute standing still recovery than before, as evidenced by an augmented vasodilation capacity along with an increased HR buffering response during posture changes. Moreover, our data suggest that effective MAP control is resulting from an equally effective HR buffering response on MAP. Therefore, exercises that induce greater systemic vasodilation lead to greater HR buffering responses.
Gentilin et al. (Wed,) conducted a other in young endurance-trained individuals (n=12). 30-minute standing still recovery vs. Immediately after exercise cessation (before recovery) was evaluated on Changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), systemic vascular conductance (SVC), cardiac output, and stroke volume during tilt tests (p=<0.01). A 30-minute standing still recovery after exercise augmented the increase in heart rate (P<0.01) and drop in systemic vascular conductance (P<0.01) during postural transition compared to before recovery.