ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2018
Menstrual phase and the vascular response to acute resistance exercise.
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- Effect of Exercise on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Young, Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of resistance exercise alone or with caffeine on hemodynamics, autonomic modulation and arterial stiffness in resistance-trained women.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Trial
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- Vascular health and exercise in females throughout the lifespan: Exploring puberty, pregnancy and menopause.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Day-to-Day Reproducibility of Arterial Stiffness Following a Bout of Resistance Exercise in Healthy Young Females: A Reliability Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of exercise-induced reduction in peripheral arterial stiffness.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Influence of menstrual cycle phase on inflammatory and vascular responses to acute passive heating in healthy young women.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- The Cardiovascular Benefits of Dark Chocolate Supplementation before High-Intensity Resistance Exercise in the Early Follicular and Mid-Luteal Phases of the Menstrual Cycle.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Anti-oxidative enzymes, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and adipokines in Nigerian women on oral and implant contraceptives.African health sciences · 2025Article
- The Effects of Caffeine and Resistance Exercise on Pulse Wave Reflection in Resistance-Trained Women.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Autoregulated and Non-Autoregulated Blood Flow Restriction on Acute Arterial Stiffness.International journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Brachial and central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in adult elite athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Influence of sprint exercise on aortic pulse wave velocity and femoral artery shear patterns.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Female Sex Hormone Effects on the Vasculature: Considering the Validity of Restricting Study Inclusion to Low-Hormone Phases.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- The Effects of Machine-Weight and Free-Weight Resistance Exercise on Hemodynamics and Vascular Function.International journal of exercise science · 2020Article
- Effect of Acute Resistance Exercise and Resistance Exercise Training on Central Pulsatile Hemodynamics and Large Artery Stiffness: Part I.Pulse (Basel, Switzerland)Article
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Abstract
introductionAerobic exercise has a favorable effect on systemic vascular function, reducing both central (large elastic artery) and peripheral (smaller muscular artery) stiffness. The effects of resistance exercise (RE) on arterial stiffness are more complex. Acute RE increases central artery stiffness while decreasing peripheral stiffness. To date, the majority of studies have been performed in predominantly male participants. PURPOSE: To examine the effect of acute RE on central and peripheral arterial stiffnesses in women, a secondary purpose was to explore the influence of cyclic changes in estrogen status across the menstrual cycle on the arterial response to acute RE.
methods18 healthy women [28 ± 7 years, body mass index (BMI) 22.6 ± 2.9 kg/m
results17β-Estradiol concentration was significantly lower in the early follicular vs. the early luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (1.78 ± 0.51 vs. 2.40 ± 0.26 pg/ml, p = 0.01). Central PWV significantly increased (p < 0.05) and peripheral PWV significantly decreased (p < 0.05) post-RE in both the early follicular and early luteal phases. No phase-by-time interaction was detected for either vascular segment (p > 0.05).
conclusionWomen experience increases in central arterial stiffness and reductions in peripheral arterial stiffness following acute RE. Menstrual cycle phase may not influence changes in arterial stiffness in response to acute RE.
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