• Baroreflex sensitivity following acute upper-body exercise in the cold among stable coronary artery disease patients 

      Pikkarainen, Kalle; Valtonen, Rasmus; Hintsala, Heidi; Kiviniemi, Antti; Crandall, Craig; Perkiömäki, Juha; Hautala, Arto; Tulppo, Mikko; Jaakkola, Jouni; Ikäheimo, Tiina Maria Anneli (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-13)
      Background: A cold environment and exercise separately affect the autonomic nervous system (ANS), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), and blood pressure variability (BPV) but their combined effects on post-exercise recovery are not known. Our cross-over trial examined these responses following upper-body static and dynamic exercise performed in a cold and neutral environment in patients with coronary ...
    • Cardiovascular responses to dynamic and static upper-body exercise in a cold environment in coronary artery disease patients 

      Valtonen, Rasmus; Hintsala, Heidi; Kiviniemi, Antti; Kentta, Tuomas; Crandall, Craig; van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter; Perkiomaki, Juha; Hautala, Arto; Jaakkola, Jouni; Ikäheimo, Tiina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-16)
      Purpose - Upper-body exercise performed in a cold environment may increase cardiovascular strain, which could be detrimental to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study compared cardiovascular responses of CAD patients during graded upper-body dynamic and static exercise in cold and neutral environments.<p> <p>Methods - 20 patients with stable CAD performed 30 min of progressive ...