May 2, 2012Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Cardiovascular drift and cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during prolonged cycling at different pedalling cadences

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Why the study?

Does a faster cycling cadence exaggerate cardiovascular drift and affect muscle and cerebral blood volume and oxygenation in healthy males?

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Does a faster cycling cadence exaggerate cardiovascular drift and affect muscle and cerebral blood volume and oxygenation in healthy males?

Population

12 healthy males, mean age 23.4 ± 3.8 years

Intervention

Cycle ergometry for 90 min at a pedalling frequency of 80 r·min(-1) at 60% peak oxygen consumption

Comparator

Cycle ergometry for 90 min at a pedalling frequency of 40 r·min(-1) at 60% peak oxygen consumption

Outcome

Cardiovascular drift (heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume), ventilation, electromyographic activity, and regional muscle and cerebral blood volume and oxygenationsurrogate

Faster cycling cadence exaggerates cardiovascular drift and reduces cerebral regional blood volume and oxygenation compared to slower cadence in healthy males.

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Implication

Faster cadence may exaggerate cardiovascular drift in healthy males; leaves open effects on performance or patient populations.

Cite This Study

Kounalakis et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56dfe75589c71d767d27b https://doi.org/10.1139/h2012-011

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Cardiovascular drift and cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during prolonged cycling at different pedalling cadences

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Cardiovascular drift and cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during prolonged cycling at different pedalling cadences

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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