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ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2012

Effects of cuff width on arterial occlusion: implications for blood flow restricted exercise.

Jeremy P Loenneke, Christopher A Fahs, Lindy M Rossow, Vanessa D Sherk, Robert S Thiebaud, Takashi Abe, Debra A Bemben, Michael G Bemben

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Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jeremy P LoennekeDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, The University of Oklahoma, 1401 Asp Avenue, Room 104, Norman, OK 73019-0615, USA. jploenneke@ou.edu
Christopher A Fahs
Lindy M Rossow
Vanessa D Sherk
Robert S Thiebaud
Takashi Abe
Debra A Bemben
Michael G Bemben

Funding

NIDDK National Research Service Award (NRSA) T32 Diversity Administrative SupplementT32DK007658 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Kristen Elizabeth Boyle, Ihuoma U Eneli · 1991 to 2026
$6.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007658
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in cuff pressure which occludes arterial blood flow for two different types of cuffs which are commonly used in blood flow restriction (BFR) research. Another purpose of the study was to determine what factors (i.e., leg size, blood pressure, and limb composition) should be accounted for when prescribing the restriction cuff pressure for this technique. One hundred and sixteen (53 males, 63 females) subjects visited the laboratory for one session of testing. Mid-thigh muscle (mCSA) and fat (fCSA) cross-sectional area of the right thigh were assessed using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Following the mid-thigh scan, measurements of leg circumference, ankle brachial index, and brachial blood pressure were obtained. Finally, in a randomized order, arterial occlusion pressure was determined using both narrow and wide restriction cuffs applied to the most proximal portion of each leg. Significant differences were observed between cuff type and arterial occlusion (narrow: 235 (42) mmHg vs. wide: 144 (17) mmHg; p = 0.001, Cohen's D = 2.52). Thigh circumference or mCSA/fCSA with ankle blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure, explained the most variance in the cuff pressure required to occlude arterial flow. Wide BFR cuffs restrict arterial blood flow at a lower pressure than narrow BFR cuffs, suggesting that future studies account for the width of the cuff used. In addition, we have outlined models which indicate that restrictive cuff pressures should be largely based on thigh circumference and not on pressures previously used in the literature.

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ExerciseMuscle ContractionTourniquetsAdipose TissueAdolescentAdultAnkle Brachial IndexArteriesBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureFemaleHumansIschemiaMaleMuscle, SkeletalPressure

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PMID22143843
PMCPMC4133131

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