Research Article

Acute Effect of High-Intensity Interval Cycling on Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Hemodynamics

Table 1

Variables for carotid blood flow at baseline and after HIIC.

VariablesAt-rest stateAfter HIIC
3 min15 min30 min

HR (bpm)66 ± 9102 ± 1085 ± 1277 ± 10
Vmax (m/s)0.61 ± 0.140.99 ± 0.190.74 ± 0.130.67 ± 0.15
Vmean (m/s)0.24 ± 0.050.29 ± 0.060.29 ± 0.050.27 ± 0.05
Vmin (m/s)0.14 ± 0.030.06 ± 0.60.12 ± 0.030.14 ± 0.02
Qmax (ml/s)11.61 ± 3.9416.49 ± 4.4613.12 ± 2.7112.08 ± 3.63
Qmean (ml/s)3.25 ± 0.763.20 ± 0.773.64 ± 0.693.54 ± 0.94
Qmin (ml/s)0.72 ± 0.22−2.67 ± 0.410.23 ± 0.310.31 ± 0.23

HR, heart rate (bpm); Vmax, maximum center-line velocity (m/s); Vmean, mean center-line velocity (m/s); Vmin, minimum center-line velocity (m/s); Qmax, maximum blood flow rate (ml/s); Qmean, mean blood flow rate (ml/s); Qmin, minimum blood flow rate (ml/s).