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.
| Variables | At-rest state | After HIIC | 3 min | 15 min | 30 min |
| HR (bpm) | 66 ± 9 | 102 ± 10 | 85 ± 12 | 77 ± 10 | Vmax (m/s) | 0.61 ± 0.14 | 0.99 ± 0.19 | 0.74 ± 0.13 | 0.67 ± 0.15 | Vmean (m/s) | 0.24 ± 0.05 | 0.29 ± 0.06 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 0.27 ± 0.05 | Vmin (m/s) | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.6 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | Qmax (ml/s) | 11.61 ± 3.94 | 16.49 ± 4.46 | 13.12 ± 2.71 | 12.08 ± 3.63 | Qmean (ml/s) | 3.25 ± 0.76 | 3.20 ± 0.77 | 3.64 ± 0.69 | 3.54 ± 0.94 | Qmin (ml/s) | 0.72 ± 0.22 | −2.67 ± 0.41 | 0.23 ± 0.31 | 0.31 ± 0.23 |
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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).
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