Stroke volume decline during prolonged exercise is influenced by the increase in heart rate

1999 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo G. Fritzsche ◽  
Thomas W. Switzer ◽  
Bradley J. Hodgkinson ◽  
Edward F. Coyle

This study determined whether the decline in stroke volume (SV) during prolonged exercise is related to an increase in heart rate (HR) and/or an increase in cutaneous blood flow (CBF). Seven active men cycled for 60 min at ∼57% peak O2 uptake in a neutral environment (i.e., 27°C, <40% relative humidity). They received a placebo control (CON) or a small oral dose (i.e., ∼7 mg) of the β1-adrenoceptor blocker atenolol (BB) at the onset of exercise. At 15 min, HR and SV were similar during CON and BB. From 15 to 55 min during CON, a 13% decline in SV was associated with an 11% increase in HR and not with an increase in CBF. CBF increased mainly from 5 to 15 min and remained stable from 20 to 60 min of exercise in both treatments. However, from 15 to 55 min during BB, when the increase in HR was prevented by atenolol, the decline in SV was also prevented, despite a normal CBF response (i.e., similar to CON). Cardiac output was similar in both treatments and stable throughout the exercise bouts. We conclude that during prolonged exercise in a neutral environment the decline in SV is related to the increase in HR and is not affected by CBF.

Inventions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiorency Santoso ◽  
Bonifasius Putera Sampurna ◽  
Yu-Heng Lai ◽  
Sung-Tzu Liang ◽  
Erwei Hao ◽  
...  

This study aimed to develop a simple and cost-effective method to measure blood flow in zebrafish by using an image-based approach. Three days post fertilization (dpf) zebrafish embryos were mounted with methylcellulose and subjected to video recording for tracking blood flow under an inverted microscope equipped with a high-speed CCD camera. In addition, Hoffman lens was used to enhance the blood cell contrast. The red blood cell movement was tracked by using the TrackMate plug-in in the ImageJ image processing program. Moreover, Stack Difference and Time Series Analyzer plug-in were used to detect dynamic pixel changes over time to calculate the blood flow rate. In addition to blood flow velocity and heart rate, the effect of drug treatments on other cardiovascular function parameters, such as stroke volume and cardiac output remains to be explored. Therefore, by using this method, the potential side effects on the cardiovascular performance of ethyl 3-aminobenzoate methanesulfonate (MS222) and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) were evaluated. MS222 is a common anesthetic, while IBMX is a naturally occurring methylxanthine. Compared to normal embryos, MS222- and IBMX-treated embryos had a reduced blood flow velocity by approximately 72% and 58%, respectively. This study showed that MS222 significantly decreased the heart rate, whereas IBMX increased the heart rate. Moreover, it also demonstrated that MS222 treatment reduced 50% of the stroke volume and cardiac output. While IBMX decreased the stroke volume only. The results are in line with previous studies that used expensive instruments and complicated software analysis to assess cardiovascular function. In conclusion, a simple and low-cost method can be used to study blood flow in zebrafish embryos for compound screening. Furthermore, it could provide a precise measurement of clinically relevant cardiac functions, specifically heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output.


1963 ◽  
Vol 204 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Takács ◽  
V. Vajda

The effects of intraperitoneal and intravenous administration of serotonin on cardiac output, blood pressure, and organ distribution of blood flow (Rb86) were studied in the rat. Fifteen to thirty minutes after intraperitoneal injection (10 mg/kg) cardiac output was unchanged, while blood pressure was significantly reduced. Increase in blood flow was noted in the myocardium, pulmonary parenchyma and "carcass" (skeletal muscle, bone, CNS), with decrease in the kidney and the skin. Splanchnic blood flow was unchanged. Conversely, intravenous infusion of serotonin produced an increase of cardiac output, blood pressure, and cutaneous blood flow.


2010 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel D. Trinity ◽  
Matthew D. Pahnke ◽  
Joshua F. Lee ◽  
Edward F. Coyle

People who become hyperthermic during exercise display large increases in heart rate (HR) and reductions in stroke volume (SV). It is not clear if the reduction in SV is due primarily to hyperthermia or if it is a secondary effect of an elevation in HR reducing ventricular filling. In the present study, the upward drift of HR during prolonged exercise was prevented by a very small dose of the β1-adrenoreceptor blocker (atenolol; βB), thus allowing SV to be compared at a given HR during normothermia and hyperthermia. Eleven men cycled for 60 min at 57% of peak O2 uptake after receiving placebo control (PL) or a low dose (0.2 mg/kg) of βB. Hyperthermia was induced by reducing heat dissipation during exercise. Four experimental conditions were studied: normothermia-PL, normothermia-βB, hyperthermia-PL, and hyperthermia-βB. Hyperthermia increased skin and core temperature by 4.3°C and 0.8°C ( P < 0.01), respectively. βB prevented HR elevation with hyperthermia: HR values were similar at minute 60 during normothermia-PL and hyperthermia-βB (155 ± 11 and 154 ± 13 beats/min, respectively, P = 0.82). However, SV was increased by 7% during the final 20 min of exercise during hyperthermia-βB compared with normothermia-PL (treatment × time interaction, P = 0.03). In conclusion, when matched for HR, mild hyperthermia increased SV during exercise. Furthermore, the reduction in SV throughout prolonged exercise under normothermic and mildly hyperthermic conditions appears to be due to the increase in HR.


2007 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan T. Groothuis ◽  
Nynke van Dijk ◽  
Walter ter Woerds ◽  
Wouter Wieling ◽  
Maria T. E. Hopman

In patients with orthostatic intolerance, the mechanisms to maintain BP (blood pressure) fail. A physical counter-manoeuvre to postpone or even prevent orthostatic intolerance in these patients is leg crossing combined with muscle tensing. Although the central haemodynamic effects of physical counter-manoeuvres are well documented, not much is known about the peripheral haemodynamic events. Therefore the purpose of the present study was to examine the peripheral haemodynamic effects of leg crossing combined with muscle tensing during 70° head-up tilt. Healthy subjects (n=13) were monitored for 10 min in the supine position followed by 10 min in 70° head-up tilt and, finally, for 2 min of leg crossing with muscle tensing in 70° head-up tilt. MAP (mean arterial BP), heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output and total peripheral resistance were measured continuously by Portapres. Leg blood flow was measured using Doppler ultrasound. Leg vascular conductance was calculated as leg blood flow/MAP. A significant increase in MAP (13 mmHg), stroke volume (27%) and cardiac output (18%), a significant decrease in heart rate (−5 beats/min) and no change in total peripheral resistance during the physical counter-manoeuvre were observed when compared with baseline 70° head-up tilt. A significant increase in leg blood flow (325 ml/min) and leg vascular conductance (2.9 arbitrary units) were seen during the physical counter-manoeuvre when compared with baseline 70° head-up tilt. In conclusion, the present study indicates that the physical counter-manoeuvre of leg crossing combined with muscle tensing clearly enhances leg blood flow and, at the same time, elevates MAP.


1983 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Minasian ◽  
D. Minassian

To determine the relationship between mammary and cutaneous blood flow (BF) the regional distribution of 86RbCl was used to estimate the fractional distribution of the cardiac output to these tissues in virgin, multiparous, pregnant and lactating mice. The results indicate a positive linear correlation between the values obtained for the skin and that obtained for its underlying mammary tissue. This finding may have a practical application, since the skin is more readily accessible for BF measurements than the mammary tissue that it covers.


1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (5) ◽  
pp. E690-E698 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Magness ◽  
C. R. Parker ◽  
C. R. Rosenfeld

Human and ovine pregnancies are associated with increases in plasma levels of estrogens and angiotensin II (ANG II), cardiac output (CO), blood volume (BV), and uterine blood flow (UBF), as well as attenuated ANG II pressor responses. We hypothesized that, in nonpregnant animals, prolonged estradiol-17 beta (E2 beta) treatment would reproduce these endocrine and hemodynamic alterations. Nonpregnant ovariectomized ewes (n = 5) received 5 microgram E2 beta/kg iv followed by 220 micrograms/day for 14 days. Plasma E2 beta increased from 36 +/- 6 to 269 +/- 79 (SE) pg/ml (P < 0.05) during E2 beta treatment, returning to control values 4 days posttreatment. By 3 days of E2 beta, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) fell 9 +/- 1 and 29 +/- 1%, whereas heart rate (HR) and CO increased 20 +/- 5 and 26 +/- 1% (P < 0.05). Stroke volume (SV), BV, and plasma volume were unchanged until 7 days of E2 beta, with values rising 17 +/- 5, 13 +/- 3, and 14 +/- 4, respectively (P < 0.05). Although MAP remained similarly depressed (-11 +/- 1%) during week 2 of E2 beta, SVR decreased further (-37 +/- 3%) and was associated with additional increases (P < 0.05) in CO to 44 +/- 5%, reflecting rises in SV (21 +/- 2%) but not HR. Increases in BV correlated with rises in CO (r = 0.55) and SV (r = 0.64) but not HR (r = -0.04).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


2010 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McDaniel ◽  
Anette S. Fjeldstad ◽  
Steve Ives ◽  
Melissa Hayman ◽  
Phil Kithas ◽  
...  

The central and peripheral contributions to exercise-induced hyperemia are not well understood. Thus, utilizing a reductionist approach, we determined the sequential peripheral and central responses to passive exercise in nine healthy men (33 ± 9 yr). Cardiac output, heart rate, stroke volume, mean arterial pressure, and femoral blood flow of the passively moved leg and stationary (control) leg were evaluated second by second during 3 min of passive knee extension with and without a thigh cuff that occluded leg blood flow. Without the thigh cuff, significant transient increases in cardiac output (1.0 ± 0.6 l/min, Δ15%), heart rate (7 ± 4 beats/min, Δ12%), stroke volume (7 ± 5 ml, Δ7%), passive leg blood flow (411 ± 146 ml/min, Δ151%), and control leg blood flow (125 ± 68 ml/min, Δ43%) and a transient decrease in mean arterial pressure (3 ± 3 mmHg, 4%) occurred shortly after the onset of limb movement. Although the rise and fall rates of these variables differed, they all returned to baseline values within 45 s; therefore, continued limb movement beyond 45 s does not maintain an increase in cardiac output or net blood flow. Similar changes in the central variables occurred when blood flow to the passively moving leg was occluded. These data confirm the role of peripheral factors and reveal an essential supportive role of cardiac output in the hyperemia at the onset of passive limb movement. This cardiac output response provides an important potential link between the physiology of active and passive exercise.


2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
Ting-Heng Chou ◽  
Jakob R. Allen ◽  
Dongwoo Hahn ◽  
Luke J. Montzingo ◽  
Brian K. Leary ◽  
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