• 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 ...