ArticlePhysiological reports2017
Differential impact of water immersion on arterial blood flow and shear stress in the carotid and brachial arteries of humans.
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- Exercise as Vascular Medicine: Can Exercise Combat Negative Health Behaviors From Causing Endothelial Dysfunction?Exercise, sport & movement · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular and mood responses to an acute bout of cold water immersion.Journal of thermal biology · 2023Article
- Acute effects of the different relaxation periods during passive intermittent static stretching on arterial stiffness.PloS one · 2021Article
- Acute effect of passive one-legged intermittent static stretching on regional blood flow in young men.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Differential impact of water immersion on arterial blood flow and shear stress in the carotid and brachial arteries of humans.Physiological reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
Arterial shear stress is a potent stimulus to vascular adaptation in humans. Typically, increases in retrograde shear have been found to acutely impair vascular function while increases in antegrade shear enhance function. We hypothesized that blood flow and shear stress through the brachial and carotid arteries would change in a similar manner in response to water immersion, an intervention which modifies hemodynamics. Nine healthy young male subjects were recruited to undergo controlled water immersion in a standing upright position to the level of the right atrium in 30°C water. Diameters were continuously and simultaneously recorded in the brachial and common carotid arteries along with mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), and heart rate before, during, and after 10 min of immersion. MAP and CO increased during water immersion (baseline vs. 8-10 min; 80 ± 9 vs. 91 ± 12 mmHg; and 4.8 ± 0.7 vs. 5.1 ± 0.6 L/min,
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