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Does prolonged cycling exercise affect the compliance of deep and superficial conduit veins of the upper arm in young men?
Does prolonged cycling exercise affect the compliance of deep and superficial conduit veins of the upper arm in young men?
Prolonged exercise decreases compliance in both deep and superficial conduit veins of the upper arm, but through different mechanisms as evidenced by divergent changes in cross-sectional area.
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Differential compliance responses after prolonged exercise; leaves open mechanistic distinctions between deep and superficial veins.
We examined whether there is a difference in compliance between the deep and superficial conduit veins of the upper arm in response to prolonged exercise. Eight young men performed cycling exercise at 60% of peak oxygen uptake until rectal temperature had been increased by 1.1°C for 38-48 min. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the brachial (deep) and basilic (superficial) veins was assessed by ultrasound during a cuff deflation protocol. Compliance (CPL) was calculated as the numerical derivative of the cuff pressure and CSA curve. During prolonged exercise, CPL in both conduit veins was similarly decreased when compared with pre-exercise values; however, the CSA decreased in the deep vein but increased in the superficial vein. In addition, passive heating caused an analogous change in CSA and CPL of superficial vein when compared with prolonged exercise, but did not change CSA and CPL of deep vein. Cold pressor test induced the decreased CSA of deep and superficial veins without the alteration of CPL of both veins. These results suggest that CPL in the deep and superficial conduit veins adjusts to prolonged exercise via different mechanisms.
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