Increased heart rate, rather than increased cutaneous blood flow, is proposed as the primary cause of cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise.
COYLE, E. F., and J. GONZÁLEZ-ALONSO. Cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise: New perspectives. Exerc. Sports Sci. Rev. Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 88–92, 2001. We propose that cardiovascular drift, characterized by a progressive decline in stroke volume after 10–20 min of exercise, is primarily due to increased heart rate rather than a progressive increase in cutaneous blood flow as body temperature rises.
Coyle et al. (Sun,) conducted a review in Cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise. Prolonged exercise was evaluated on Cardiovascular drift (progressive decline in stroke volume). Increased heart rate, rather than increased cutaneous blood flow, is proposed as the primary cause of cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise.
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