Development of the new method for evaluation of vascular function after exercise as a risk assessment for early phase atherosclerosis

本研究的目的是建立一种方法来评估运动后血管舒张功能不全，这被认为是早期动脉粥样硬化的症状。动脉硬度被用作血管功能的标志。在中等强度的阶梯运动后，观察到动脉硬度的短暂降低。这种变化存在个体差异，在高脂餐（被认为会损害血管功能）后未观察到动脉硬度降低。总之，中等强度10分钟台阶运动后测量动脉硬度可能有助于评估早期动脉粥样硬化症状

The purpose of this study was to establish the method to evaluate an insufficiency of vasodilation after exercise which is considered to be a symptom of an early phase atherosclerosis. Arterial stiffness was used as a marker of vascular function. A transient decrease in arterial stiffness was observed after a medium intensity step exercise. There was an individual difference in this change and this decrease in arterial stiffness was not observed after high fat meal which is considered to impair vascular function. In conclusion, the measurement of arterial stiffness after ten minutes step exercise at medium intensity may be useful to evaluate a symptom of early phase atherosclerosis