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Influence of Two Exercise Programs on Heart Rate Variability, Body Temperature, Central Nervous System Fatigue, and Cortical Arousal after a Heart Attack

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  • Catarina Gonçalves

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Jose A. Parraca

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Jorge Bravo

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Ana Abreu

    (Hospital de Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • João Pais

    (Hospital Espírito Santo, 7000-811 Évora, Portugal)

  • Armando Raimundo

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

    (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death globally. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs’ benefits are overall consensual; however, during exercise, progressive physiological effects have not been studied yet in cardiac patients. Our study aims to analyze physiological parameters of thermography, heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, central nervous system (CNS) fatigue, and cortical arousal in heart attack patients (HAP) who belong to CR programs of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-intensity Continuous Training (MICT) compared to healthy participants. In this case control study, two HAP patients (both male, age 35 and 48, respectively) and two healthy people (both male, age 38 and 46, respectively) were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1:1 allocation ratio to one of four groups: cardiac MICT, cardiac HIIT, control MICT, and control HIIT. The HIIT at ≈85–95% of peak heart rate (HR) was followed by a one-minute recovery interval at 40% peakHR, and MICT at ≈70–75% of peakHR. Outcome measurements included thermography, HRV, blood pressure, CNS fatigue, and cortical arousal; The HAP presents more than twice the CNS fatigue in MICT than control participants, but HIIT has almost the same CNS fatigue in HAP and control. In addition, both of the HAP groups presented higher temperatures in the chest. The HIIT protocol showed better physiological responses during exercise, compared to MICT in HAP.

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  • Catarina Gonçalves & Jose A. Parraca & Jorge Bravo & Ana Abreu & João Pais & Armando Raimundo & Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, 2022. "Influence of Two Exercise Programs on Heart Rate Variability, Body Temperature, Central Nervous System Fatigue, and Cortical Arousal after a Heart Attack," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-14, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:199-:d:1012519
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    1. Ana Ramírez-Adrados & Valentín E. Fernández-Elías & Silvia Fernández-Martínez & Beatriz Martínez-Pascual & Cristina Gonzalez-de-Ramos & Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, 2022. "The Effect of Studying a Double Degree in the Psychophysiological Stress Response in the Bachelor’s Thesis Defense," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-11, January.
    2. Sara García-Bravo & Roberto Cano-de-la-Cuerda & Joaquín Domínguez-Paniagua & Raquel Campuzano-Ruiz & Estrella Barreñada-Copete & María Jesús López-Navas & Aurora Araujo-Narváez & Cristina García-Bravo, 2020. "Effects of Virtual Reality on Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs for Ischemic Heart Disease: A Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-17, November.
    3. Catarina Gonçalves & Armando Raimundo & Ana Abreu & Jorge Bravo, 2021. "Exercise Intensity in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-19, March.
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