Cardiovascular Responses during and after Maximal Walking in Men and Women with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease

Author(s)

Miyasato, Roberto Sanches ^[1] ; Felix, Alex Jesus ^[1] ; Andrade-Lima, Aluisio ^[2] ; da Silva, Jr., Natan Daniel ^[1] ; Ritti-Dias, Raphael Mendes ^[3] ; Wolosker, Nelson ^[4] ; Cornelissen, Veronique ^[5] ; Goessler, Karla Fabiana ^[6] ; de Moraes Forjaz, Claudia Lucia ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Phys Educ & Sport, Exercise Hemodynam Lab, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sergipe, Sergipe - Brazil

^[3] Univ Nove Julho, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Med Sch, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[5] Univ Leuven, Leuven - Belgium

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Appl Physiol & Nutr Res Grp, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY; v. 71, p. 9-18, FEB 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Background: Walking is recommended for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). It has been shown that patients with PAD present sharper increases in blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) during maximal walking when compared with healthy subjects. Additionally, women with PAD present a worse physiological profile, and it is possible that they may present higher cardiovascular load during and after a bout of maximal walking than men. Thus, the objective of this study was to compare cardiovascular and autonomic responses during and after maximal walking between men and women with PAD and intermittent claudication (IC). Methods: Forty patients with PAD and IC (20 men and 20 women) underwent, in random order, 2 sessions: control (standing on treadmill) and exercise (maximal treadmill walking test with Gardner's protocol). During the exercise, HR and BP were measured. Before and after the sessions, cardiovascular variables (BP HR, cardiac output, peripheral vascular resistance, and stroke volume) and autonomic modulation (HR and BP variabilities and baroreflex sensitivity) were assessed. In addition, an ambulatory BP monitoring was recorded after each session. Results: Men and women presented similar maximal walking capacity. During the walking test, HR and systolic BP increased similarly in men and women. After the maximal walking, cardiovascular and autonomic responses did not differ between the genders. In addition, postintervention ambulatory BP parameters were also similar in men and women. Therefore, in men and women, maximal walking similarly reduced clinic systolic BP and stroke volume, and increased HR and total power of HR variability during the recovery period. Conclusions: Men and women with PAD and IC present similar cardiovascular and autonomic responses during and after maximal walking. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/12973-4 - Cardiovascular and autonomic responses to maximal exercise in men and women with intermittent claudication
• Grantee: Roberto Sanches Miyasato
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master