Dynamics of cardiovascular and baroreflex readjustments during a light-to-moderate exercise transient in humans

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Purpose: We hypothesised that, during a light-to-moderate exercise transient, compared to an equivalent rest-to-exercise transient, (1) a further baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) decrease would be slower, (2) no rapid heart rate (HR) response would occur, and (3) the rapid cardiac output (CO) response would have a smaller amplitude (A1). Hence, we analysed the dynamics of arterial baroreflexes and the HR and CO kinetics during rest-to-50 W (0–50 W) and 50-to-100 W (50–100 W) exercise transients. Methods: 10 subjects performed three 0–50 W and three 50–100 W on a cycle ergometer. We recorded arterial blood pressure profiles (photo-plethysmography) and R-to-R interval (RRi, electrocardiography). The former were analysed to obtain beat-by-beat mean arterial pressure (MAP) and stroke volume (SV). CO was calculated as SV times HR. BRS was measured by modified sequence method. Results: During 0–50 W, MAP transiently fell (− 9.0 ± 5.7 mmHg, p < 0.01) and BRS passed from 15.0 ± 3.7 at rest to 7.3 ± 2.4 ms mmHg−1 at 50 W (p < 0.01) promptly (first BRS sequence: 8.1 ± 4.6 ms mmHg−1, p < 0.01 vs. rest). During 50–100 W, MAP did not fall and BRS passed from 7.2 ± 2.6 at 50 W to 3.3 ± 1.3 ms mmHg−1 at 100 W (p < 0.01) slowly (first BRS sequence: 5.3 ± 3.1 ms mmHg−1, p = 0.07 vs. 50 W). A1 for HR was 9.2 ± 6.0 and 6.0 ± 4.5 min−1 in 0–50 W and 50–100 W, respectively (p = 0.19). The corresponding A1 for CO were 2.80 ± 1.54 and 0.91 ± 0.55 l∙min−1 (p < 0.01). Conclusion: During 50–100 W, with respect to 0–50 W, BRS decreased more slowly, in absence of a prompt pressure decrease. BRS decrease and rapid HR response in 50–100 W were unexpected and ascribed to possible persistence of some vagal tone at 50 W.

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Taboni, A., Fagoni, N., Fontolliet, T., Vinetti, G., & Ferretti, G. (2022). Dynamics of cardiovascular and baroreflex readjustments during a light-to-moderate exercise transient in humans. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(11), 2343–2354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-022-05011-4

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