| Grant number: | 17/12973-4 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| Start date: | April 01, 2018 |
| End date: | March 31, 2019 |
| Field of knowledge: | Health Sciences - Physical Education |
| Agreement: | Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) |
| Principal Investigator: | Cláudia Lúcia de Moraes Forjaz |
| Grantee: | Roberto Sanches Miyasato |
| Host Institution: | Escola de Educação Física e Esporte (EEFE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
Abstract Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is characterized by the presence of obstructions in the arteries of the lower limbs, which reduce blood supply to the muscles, causing pain during exercise (intermittent claudication - IC). Walking is recommended for the treatment of this disease, but its execution causes cardiovascular and metabolic responses different from those observed in healthy individuals. These responses have already been investigated in men with PAD and IC. However, although the prevalence of this disease is equal in men and women and its functional consequences are greater in women, the acute physiological responses to walking have not been investigated in women. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the functional, cardiovascular and autonomic responses to a maximal cardiopulmonaryexercise test in men and women with PAD and IC. For this, 40 individuals with PAD and IC (20 men and 20 women) will perform, in a random order, two experimental sessions: control (rest on the treadmill) and exercise (a maximal treadmill test). During exercise, functional capacity (initial claudication distance, total walking distance and peak oxygen consumption) and submaximal and maximal cardiovascular responses (heart rate-HR and BP) will be assessed. In addition, before and after the sessions, the following measures will be assessed: cardiovascular (BP, HR, cardiac output, peripheral vascular resistance, systolic volume and rate pressure product) and autonomic (HR and BP variabilities as well as baroreflex sensitivity) variables. Finally, after both sessions, an ambulatory BPmonitoring will be conducted for 24h. Data will be compared by the t-test and 2-way ANOVA, with P <0.05. | |
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