• 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 ...
    • Workplace Cold and Perceived Work Ability: Paradoxically Greater Disadvantage for More vs. Less-Educated Poultry Industry Workers in Thailand 

      Phanprasit, Wantanee; Konthonbut, Pajaree; Laohaudomchok, Wisanti; Tangtong, Chaiyanun; Ikäheimo, Tiina; Jaakkola, Jouni; Nayha, Simo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-01)
      The association between worksite temperature and perceived work ability (WA) in various educational classes remains unknown. Therefore, we interviewed 286 poultry industry workers in Thailand about their WA and linked their responses to worksite temperature. WA was based on the self-assessment of current work ability compared with their lifetime best ability (scores 0–10). Education was classified ...