Heart rate from progressive volitional cycling test is associated with endothelial dysfunction outcomes in hypertensive chilean adults
Autor
Alvarez, Cristian
Tuesta, Marcelo
Reyes, Álvaro
Guede Rojas, Francisco
Peñailillo, Luis
Cigarroa, Igor
Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime A.
Cano-Montoya, Johnattan
Durán-Marín, Cristóbal
Rojas-Paz, Oscar
Márquez, Héctor
Izquierdo, Mikel
Delgado-Floody, Pedro
Fecha
2023Resumen
Background: A progressive volitional cycling test is useful in determining exercise prescription in populations with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, little is known about the
association between heart rate during this test and endothelial dysfunction (EDys) parameters in
hypertensive (HTN) patients. Objective: To investigate the association between EDys markers (flowmediated dilation [FMD], pulse wave velocity of the brachial artery [PWVba], and carotid-intima
media thickness [cIMT]) and heart rate during a cycling test in HTN adults. A secondary aim was
to characterize cardiovascular, anthropometric, and body composition outcomes in this population.
Methods: This was a descriptive clinical study in which adults (men and women) were assigned
to one of three groups: HTN, elevated blood pressure (Ele), or a normotensive control group (CG),
and completed a progressive cycling test. The primary outcomes were FMD, PWVba, cIMT, and
heart rate (HR) at 25–50 watts (HR25–50), 50–100 watts (HR50–100), and 75–150 watts (HR75–150) of the
Astrand test. Secondary outcomes included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, body fat
percentage (BF%), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), resting metabolic rate (RMR), and estimated body age,
as measured by a bio-impedance digital scale. Results: Analyses of the associations between FMD,
PWV, and HR25–50, HR50–100, and HR75–150 watts revealed no significant association in the HTN, Ele,
and CG groups. However, a significant association was found between cIMT and HR75–150 watts in
the HTN group (R2 47.1, β −0.650, p = 0.038). There was also a significant trend (p = 0.047) towards
increasing PWVba in the CG, Ele, and HTN groups. Conclusion: Heart rate during a progressive
cycling test is associated with the EDys parameters cIMT in HTN patients, with particularly strong
predictive capacity for vascular parameters in the second and third stages of the Astrand exercise test
compared to normotensive control.
Fuente
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4236Link de Acceso
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