Review Article
Blood Flow Restricted Exercise and Vascular Function
Table 2
Chronic effects of blood flow restricted training on vascular function and related biomarkers.
| Author & year | Subjects | Age (yrs) | Applied cuff pressure (mmHg) | Intensity or time | Reps, sets, or time | Exercise modality | Intervention period | Occlusion time (min) | Cuff width (cm) | Outcome | Effect |
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Credeur et al. (2010) [140]
| 5 men 7 women | 22 | 80 | 60% 1 RM | 15 reps/min, 20 min | HG | 3 days/wk 3 wk | 20 | ? | FMD | − |
Hunt et al. (2012) [141]
| 9 men | 26 | 80 | 40% 1 RM | 20 reps/min until exhaustion | HG | 3 days/wk 4 wk | 8.5 | 13 | FMD Diameter | ~ + |
Clark et al. (2011) [128]
| 8 men 1 women | 24 | SBP * 1.3 | 30% 1 RM | 8–12 reps/set, Total 30–50 reps | KE | 3 days/wk 3 wk | ? | 6 | PWV, ABI D-dimer, PT Fibrinogen | ~,~ ~,~ ~ |
Fahs et al. (2012) [129]
| 10 men | 21 | 160–200 | 20% 1 RM | 30 reps +15 reps * 3 set | KE, KF | 3 days/wk 6 wk | 12 | 5 | Arterial compliance Vascular conductance | ~ ~ |
Kim et al. (2009) [127]
| 10 men | 18–35 | SBP * 1.2 * 1.2 | 20% 1 RM | 10 reps * 2 | KE, KF, LP | 3 days/wk 3 wk | <15 | 5 | Arterial compliance | ~ |
Ozaki et al. (2011) [134]
| 3 men 10 women | 66 | 140–200 | 45% HRR | 20 min | walking | 4 days/wk 10 wk | 20 | 5 | Arterial compliance | + |
Ozaki et al. (2012) [130]
| 10 men | 22–32 | 160 | 30% 1 RM | 30 reps + 15 reps * 3 set | BeP | 3 days/wk 6 wk | ? | 3 | Arterial compliance | ~ |
Patterson and Ferguson (2010) [119]
| 8 men 8 women | 23 22 | 110 | 25%, 50% 1 RM | 20 reps/min * 3 sets | PF | 3 days/wk 4 wk | 5–8 | ? | Post-occlusive blood flow | + |
Evans et al. (2010) [138]
| 9 men | 20 | 150 | Own BW | 50 reps * 4 | CR | 3 days/wk 4 wk | ? | ? | Microvascular filtration capacity | + |
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SBP: systolic blood pressure; HRR: heart rate reserve; BW: body weight; HG: hand grip; PF: planter flexion; CR: calf raise; BeP: Bench press; PWV: pulse wave velocity; ABI: ankle-brachial blood pressure index. PT: prothrombin time; +: positive effect; −: negative effect; : no effect.
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