Passive vibration on the legs reduces peripheral and systemic arterial stiffness
Passive vibration on the legs reduces peripheral and systemic arterial stiffness
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腿部被动振动可减少外周和全身动脉僵硬度
DOI:
10.1038/hr.2011.164
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
A. Figueroa
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作者:
A. Wong;M. Sanchez;Ryan Gil;F. Vicil;Song;A. Figueroa
Intermittent leg exercise (10Â1-min sets) with whole-body vibration (WBV) decreases brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity (baPWV) 1 and leg PWV (legPWV) but not aortic PWV. 2 As baPWV is an index of systemic arterial stiffness 3 mainly influenced by aortic PWV (B58%) and legPWV (B23%), 4 previously published results 1, 2 suggest that WBV affects baPWV through peripheral but not central PWV. The post-exercise decrease in PWV is associated with vasodilation in the exercised limb. 5, 6 Similarly, intermittent WBV (3Â3-min sets) 7 or passive vibration (PV) 8 has been shown to increase blood flow in the vibrated limb after only 1-min post vibration. Interestingly, 10 min of continuous PV was found to increase arm skin blood flow after 5-min post vibration, 9 indicating a direct relationship between the duration of exposure and vasorelaxation. We hypothesized that PV on the legs may decrease legPWV and baPWV more than aortic PWV. The purpose of our study was to examine PWV responses following continuous PV of lengthy duration. A total of 23 (M¼10 and F¼13) healthy (age¼23±3 years, height¼1. 67±0.02 m and weight¼67. 3±3.5 kg) subjects provided their written consent, which was approved by the Institutional Review Board. The no-vibration control (CON) and PV sessions were randomized and separated by 48–72h. Subjects rested in the supine position with their thighs and calves over the vibration platform (Powerplate, Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands) for 20min before testing, 10min of CON or PV, and 30min of recovery. Their legs were directly exposed to continuous vibration at a frequency (25Hz) and amplitude (2 mm) that provided an acceleration of B5. 37G based on studies showing increased blood flow 8, 10 or decreased baPWV 1 and legPWV 2 following intermittent or continuous vibration of similar total duration and/or intensity.PWV and brachial blood pressure (BP) were measured in duplicate with an automatic device (VP-2000, Omron Healthcare, Vernon Hills, IL, USA), which uses BP cuffs around both arms (brachial artery), and ankles (posterior-tibial artery) and tonometers over the right carotid and femoral arteries to obtain baPWV, aortic PWV (carotid-femoral) and legPWV (femoral-ankle). The feet of the pulse waves were related to the ECG’s R-wave to calculate transit time. The distance between sampling points for aortic PWV was measured with a non-elastic tape, whereas for baPWV and legPWV, this value was calculated according to the subject’s height. 3 Path lengths from the suprasternal notch to the brachial, femoral and tibial arteries, and from the femoral to the tibial