Review Article
Blood Flow Restricted Exercise and Vascular Function
Table 1
Acute effects of blood flow restricted exercise on vascular function and related biomarkers.
| | Author & year | Subjects | Age
(yrs) | Applied cuff
pressure (mmHg) | Intensity or
velocity | Reps, sets,
or time | Exercise
modality | Occlusion
time (min) | Cuff width (cm) | Outcome | Effect |
| |
Renzi et al. (2010) [139]
| 11 men
6 women | 26 | 160 | 2 miles/h | 10 min | walking | 14 | 24 | FMD | − | |
Fahs et al. (2011) [124]
| 11 men | 28 | 200 | 20% 1 RM | 30 reps + 15 reps * 3 | KE, KF | 18 | 5 | Arterial compliance
Vascular conductance | +
~ | |
Fry et al. (2010) [120]
| 7 men | 70 | 200 | 20% 1 RM | 30 reps + 15 reps * 3 | KE | 4-5 | 5 | D-dimer | | |
Madarame et al. (2010) [174]
| 10 men | 25 | 150–160 | 30% 1 RM | 30 reps + 15 reps * 3 | LP | ? | 5 | PTF
TAT
D-dimer
FDP | ~
~
~
~ | | Nakajima et al. (2007) [175]
| 6 men | 32 | 160 | 30% 1 RM | 30 reps + 15 reps * 3 | LP | ? | 5 | D-dimer
FDP
Fibrinogen | ~
~
~ | |
Takano et al. (2005) [116]
| 11 men | 34 | 160–180 | 20% 1 RM | 30 reps * 3 until exhaustion | KE | ? | 3.3 | VEGF | + |
|
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RM: repetition maximum; KE: knee extension; KF: knee flexion; LP: leg press; FMD: flow mediate dilation; SV: stroke volume; PP: pulse pressure; PTF: prothrombin fragment 1 + 2; TAT: thrombin antithrombin complex; FDP: fibrinogen degaradation product; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor. +: positive effect, −: negative effect, : no effect.
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